The lie of "safe" air on airplanes:
STUDY finds that airborne transmission of #COVID19 dominated, accounting for a median of 92.2%, whereas contact (7.8%) and direct deposition (droplets, 0.0%) played minimal roles.
Passengers seated within two rows of the index case had a 4.41-fold higher attack rate compared with those farther away, but 45% of observed infections occurred beyond this proximity.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360132326000296
Augie Ray
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