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Augie Ray Jan 11, 2023

If you are the kind who says, “You know, I'd mask on flights if WHO or the CDC said I should,” I guess you can now start masking on flights.

WHO urges travellers to wear masks as new #COVID19 variant spreads. #wearamask

https://www.reuters.com/world/whoeurope-backs-travel-checks-us-given-spread-latest-omicron-variant-2023-01-10/

WHO urges travellers to wear masks as new COVID variant spreads

Countries should consider recommending that passengers wear masks on long-haul flights, given the rapid spread of the latest Omicron subvariant of COVID-19 in the United States, World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Tuesday.

Reuters

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Christine Beeton

@augieray I wear an N95 all the time in airports and airplanes now and will continue to do so. I actually wonder why I never did that pre-covid. It makes so much sense because airports are full of viruses from all around the world and masking is a very minor inconvenience. I use well-fitted and comfortable N95 masks and forget I have one on most of the time. Pre-covid I had caught head colds while travelling rather regularly but not once since masking. It just makes sense.