In-flight transmission of SARS-CoV-2: a review of the attack rates and available data on the efficacy of face masks
- 25 September 2020
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Travel Medicine
- Vol. 27 (8)
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taaa178
Abstract
The absence of large numbers of published in-flight transmissions of SARS-CoV-2 is not definitive evidence of safety. All peer-reviewed publications of flights with possible transmission are categorized by the quantity of transmission. Three mass transmission flights without masking are contrasted to 5 with strict masking and 58 cases with zero transmission.Keywords
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