Airlines Rachet Up Prevention to Target Swine Flu

WASHINGTON -- Airlines are stowing pillows and blankets, and rolling out the disinfectant wipes to discourage transmission of the swine flu virus, all the while stressing planes are as "safe" as trains or schools. "The role of aircraft in spreading infection from one part of the world to the other is well established. The airplane is a vehicle for transmission," said William Schaffner, head of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University medical school. More than 10 percent of flights between the United States and neighboring Mexico have been cancelled since September 2008, according to the Official Airline Guide.
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Posted by Editor at September 8, 2009 12:49 AM