White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci on Sunday said he does not believe we are ever going to reach a point where Americans won’t be required to wear masks on airplanes due to Covid-19 concerns.
ABC News This Week host Jonathan Karl asked Fauci about comments from several of the CEOs of top airlines that “you are actually safer than you are in an ICU” on a plane because of the filtration systems on flights. Karl asked if we will reach a point where we don’t have to wear masks on airplanes.
“I don’t think so,” Fauci said. “I think when you’re dealing with a close space, even though the filtration is good, that you want to go that extra step.”
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On Wednesday, Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly testified at a Senate commerce committee hearing that “the case is very strong that masks don’t add much, if anything, in the air cabin environment.”
“It is very safe and high-quality compared to any other indoor setting,” he said.
Source: National Review
