The exact nature of long COVID is still coming to light, but we just got some of the best evidence yet that this debilitating condition stems from a brain injury.
I’m still afraid of long-c. I insisted that we wore masks in airports and on flights when we took a trip last month. We live life in a normal fashion everywhere else (because we’re vaxxed and boosted), but I wasn’t willing to risk that environment.
If they’re US American, a plane is likely the only public transportation they’ve ever taken. If they live anywhere remotely rural, it’s likely the only one available to them.
I was going to say “almost every American takes a school bus at one point in their life” then I looked it up and was disgusted to find that recently more children are driven to school than take the bus.
It’s absolutely ridiculous how hard the school systems make it to get on a bus route.
You basically have to stay at the same residence and at the same school for their entire education. Even just moving within the district and they use it as an excuse to “put you on a wait list”.
Add in the shortage of drivers (who wants that job) and any excuse they can use to change boundaries or cut a route.
Airports and planes see a lot of traffic from all over the world constantly rotating through. With some variation depending on the size of the city and your personal schedule, you’re running into more of the same people on normal public transport.
And you’re in very close proximity for a very long time. I don’t know how HVAC works on an aircraft but I assume there’s a large amount of recirculation.
I was on buses and trains this morning. They weren’t nearly as crowded, the trips were a lot shorter, the air moved around at every stop, and like you said, they’re all pretty local, so low risk of someone importing weird diseases. At least on the subways, you should still wear a mask if only because of the air quality. There’s a lot of brake dust floating around.
The filtration system on an airplane makes it one of the safer places to be for almost any airborne infection. The airport itself is much more dangerous, longer flights notwithstanding.
I’m still afraid of long-c. I insisted that we wore masks in airports and on flights when we took a trip last month. We live life in a normal fashion everywhere else (because we’re vaxxed and boosted), but I wasn’t willing to risk that environment.
Why just planes? Surely this would apply to all public transport.
If they’re US American, a plane is likely the only public transportation they’ve ever taken. If they live anywhere remotely rural, it’s likely the only one available to them.
Signed, -An American
I was going to say “almost every American takes a school bus at one point in their life” then I looked it up and was disgusted to find that recently more children are driven to school than take the bus.
It’s absolutely ridiculous how many people drive their kids to school. The traffic reduction during fall break last week was astounding.
It’s absolutely ridiculous how hard the school systems make it to get on a bus route.
You basically have to stay at the same residence and at the same school for their entire education. Even just moving within the district and they use it as an excuse to “put you on a wait list”.
Add in the shortage of drivers (who wants that job) and any excuse they can use to change boundaries or cut a route.
It’s like the fucking DMV on steroids.
I am curious where you are located, this has not been my experience working closely with our schools.
I walk to work ten minutes to work. Partner and I each have cars. We take uber when we want to avoid driving.
Airports and planes see a lot of traffic from all over the world constantly rotating through. With some variation depending on the size of the city and your personal schedule, you’re running into more of the same people on normal public transport.
And you’re in very close proximity for a very long time. I don’t know how HVAC works on an aircraft but I assume there’s a large amount of recirculation.
I was on buses and trains this morning. They weren’t nearly as crowded, the trips were a lot shorter, the air moved around at every stop, and like you said, they’re all pretty local, so low risk of someone importing weird diseases. At least on the subways, you should still wear a mask if only because of the air quality. There’s a lot of brake dust floating around.
The filtration system on an airplane makes it one of the safer places to be for almost any airborne infection. The airport itself is much more dangerous, longer flights notwithstanding.
Do masks help the wearer? Last time I heard it didn’t. Probably wrong.
Either way, good for you…even if it only helps others that’s a good reason!
N-95 masks are protective, and to a certain (most likely lesser degree), KN-95 masks are also protective.
Masks help, but Masks plus Faceshield or some sort of eye protection is best.