'Healthy Flying Tips': How Not To Get Sick On A Plane, Avoiding Pathogens

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2. Passengers in cattle class on a flight from China with a coughing

passenger who was confirmed as having Covid-19 didn't get ill, even though they were taking no precautions.

These days, I'd take a Clorox wipe in a baggie and use it to wipe down the seat arms and the tray table. I'd avoid touching my face with my fingers. And I'd visit a washroom to wash my hands after deplaning.

That's it.

Just not touching my face with my fingers, I've managed a lot of airline flights and caught nothing, even with obviously ill people on the flight, and some of those flights were when I was taking Imuran, Methotrexate and Prednisone, all of which pretty much knocked my immune system out for the count.

Not touching your face with your fingers is a huge deal. If the only way you can remember that is to wear a mask, then wear a mask. You probably don't need it, though, unless you are the one who is ill and trying to protect other passengers. Then definitely wear one.