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Domestic air travel does not appear to have been an important vector for the spread of COVID-19 in the US, study suggests

  • Written by Jeff Prince, Professor and Chair of Business Economics and Public Policy, Indiana University
Domestic air travel does not appear to have been an important vector for the spread of COVID-19 in the US, study suggestsPassengers board a plane in New York City on May 3, 2020. Air travel from such hot spots did not lead to surges to other cities, a study suggests.Eleonore Sens/AFP via Getty Images)

Fear of flying and catching COVID-19 led to a massive decline in air travel in 2020. But an interesting question emerges: How much did air travel contribute to the...

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