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Ms. Toad

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13. Summer travel.

Reply to Emile (Original post)

Sun Aug 17, 2025, 09:12 PM

Aug 17

I've taken 8 flights this summer on packed airplanes. The only masks I've seen are mine and my daughter's. My daughter wasn't wearing hers in the airport, although she wore it on the plane - and came home with COVID after our first flight.

Hundreds of people packed on the airplanes, 30 minutes or so with only re-circulated air before take-off . . . it doesn't take a genius.

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Is the US in a Summer COVID Surge? Cases Are Rising in These States [View all] Emile Aug 17 OP

If RFK's CDC says moderate, it's probably very high in reality newdeal2 Aug 17 #1

No TnDem Aug 17 #2

My wife's cousin two daughters are both nurses. One in Florida, and the other is Emile Aug 17 #3

Update didn't help 3 in my household still caught it JCMach1 Aug 17 #8

Do we have updated vaccinations yet? tanyev Aug 17 #10

Last I heard, the updated vaccine will be available Emile Aug 17 #11

Thanks, I hope you're right. tanyev Aug 17 #12

Is the US in a Summer COVID Surge? Cases Are Rising in These States Goonch Aug 17 #4

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Thank heavens RFK is ready Blue Owl Aug 17 #6

"Very high" levels of the virus were detected in Texas last week, including in Harris County, per CDC data LetMyPeopleVote Aug 17 #7

I know two people who got it this summer - neither had kept their vaccines up. GoodRaisin Aug 17 #9

Summer travel. Ms. Toad Aug 17 #13