{"id":11234,"date":"2024-08-14T09:03:32","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T09:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=11234"},"modified":"2024-08-14T09:27:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T09:27:36","slug":"what-to-know-about-masks-and-covid-during-late-summer-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=11234","title":{"rendered":"What to Know About Masks and Covid During Late Summer Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With U.S. Covid-19 cases at very high levels and new vaccines still several weeks away, we asked experts for their advice on when and where to wear a mask.<\/p>\n

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It is the height of the summer travel season: Airplanes and cruises are packed, hotels are booked, and travelers are crowding theme parks and attractions. Yet throughout the United States, Covid-19 is currently circulating at very high levels.<\/p>\n

During the peak of the pandemic, masks were ubiquitous in hotels, airports and other public places. They were required to fly<\/a>, and many travelers donned them elsewhere to help reduce the transmission of the deadly coronavirus. Since the end of the mandate, and as travel has returned to or surpassed prepandemic levels<\/a>, most travelers have abandoned preventive measures, particularly masks.<\/p>\n

With updated vaccines not available until the fall<\/a>, experts are reminding travelers about the benefits of masking, particularly in airports and poorly ventilated indoor environments.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what you need to know about masks and your travel plans.<\/p>\n