Your risk of infection directly corresponds to your dose of exposure, which is determined by your duration of time exposed and the amount of virus-contaminated droplets in the air.

While there is no way to make air travel 100% safe, there are ways to make it safer.

It focuses on strategies to control exposures close to the source.

Second, it minimizes how much you have to rely on individual human behavior to control exposure.

The best way to control exposure is to eliminate the hazard.

This would allow you to have more control over minimizing your exposures, particularly if the distance is less than a day of travel.

Federal and state guidance are changing constantly, so make sure you look up the most recent guidance from government agencies and the airlines and airport you are using for additional advice, and current policies or restrictions.

This will decrease the likelihood of having to use the lavatory and the duration of exposure to an infectious person on the plane.

If you consider the six-foot radius circle around you, having a wall on one side would directly reduce the number of people you are exposed to during the flight in half, not to mention all the people going up and down the aisle.

You only need one tablespoon in four cups of water to be effective.

Technically, it should also be tested to make sure you have a good fit.

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