Its time for vaccine mandate for air travel
Lack of one is becoming an issue
So here's my story from last night that confirmed why we need it
Basically, we can't expect mitigation measures to be enforced well enough to prevent transmission on airplanes forever
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Lack of one is becoming an issue
So here's my story from last night that confirmed why we need it
Basically, we can't expect mitigation measures to be enforced well enough to prevent transmission on airplanes forever
Short thread
Last night I took an overnight from LAX to Boston
I got to the gate, found myself next to a person whose mask barely covered her mouth
Mask was nowhere near her nose let alone covering it
I walked away
My flight boarded and I sat down in a window seat
She soon sat next to me
I got to the gate, found myself next to a person whose mask barely covered her mouth
Mask was nowhere near her nose let alone covering it
I walked away
My flight boarded and I sat down in a window seat
She soon sat next to me
Sitting next to someone who is essentially maskless wasn't great
Truth is, if your nose isn't covered, you really aren't wearing a mask
She then started singing to a video on her phone
Really
Her flimsy cloth mask wasn't doing much at that point
3/5
Truth is, if your nose isn't covered, you really aren't wearing a mask
She then started singing to a video on her phone
Really
Her flimsy cloth mask wasn't doing much at that point
3/5
Flight attendant asked her to pull up her mask
She did
She chatted with me about having seen me on TV
She then volunteered she wasn't going to get the vaccine
I tried to engage her on why
Her mask fell below her nose again
We kept chatting for a bit
She did
She chatted with me about having seen me on TV
She then volunteered she wasn't going to get the vaccine
I tried to engage her on why
Her mask fell below her nose again
We kept chatting for a bit
I asked her nicely to pull up her mask
She got annoyed but did
10 minutes later, it was down again
After waiting, I asked again. She glared and pulled it up
Cabin lights dimmed. And now I couldn't see
We sat inches apart for a 5 1/2 hour flight with her variably masked
She got annoyed but did
10 minutes later, it was down again
After waiting, I asked again. She glared and pulled it up
Cabin lights dimmed. And now I couldn't see
We sat inches apart for a 5 1/2 hour flight with her variably masked
I don't love sitting next to an unvaccinated, unmasked person for hours
Why do I care?
I'd rather not get a breakthrough infection
So I sat in my KF94, likely safe
She was in the middle seat
Her neighbor in the aisle seat was an older man with a cloth mask. Not great
Why do I care?
I'd rather not get a breakthrough infection
So I sat in my KF94, likely safe
She was in the middle seat
Her neighbor in the aisle seat was an older man with a cloth mask. Not great
We have very little ability to control what happens on planes
Its a place where we share the air with strangers for long periods of time
We could do stricter enforcement of masks
Flight attendants are trying but are also exhausted
Asking them to do more is not tenable
Its a place where we share the air with strangers for long periods of time
We could do stricter enforcement of masks
Flight attendants are trying but are also exhausted
Asking them to do more is not tenable
But vaccine mandates for air travel are
Canada has done it
We should too. Mandate vaccine or negative test for air travel
I understand the person next to me had the freedom not to be vaccinated
The old man next to her has the right to fly without getting infected
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Canada has done it
We should too. Mandate vaccine or negative test for air travel
I understand the person next to me had the freedom not to be vaccinated
The old man next to her has the right to fly without getting infected
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