Is it safe to fly? Should you travel with children? Infectious-disease experts answer questions about travel safety amid a surge in the Delta variant.
Just when we thought it was safe to travel again , the more contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus reared its head. Should this latest threat put the brakes on your wanderlust?Should we be traveling now? And what factors should go into the decision?
Of course, nothing is risk-free, including travel. At the same time, if you’re fully vaccinated and have a healthy immune system, doctors say, the risk is low. Breakthrough cases—immunized people getting infected—are on the rise, but they are still rare. And even if you do get a breakthrough case, the symptoms should be relatively minor.
Still, that isn’t always the case, and as a result, it’s always better to be careful. “It’s important to know where you are going and who you are going to be with,” says Davey Smith, head of the division of infectious diseases and global public health at the University of California, San Diego. “Are your traveling companions or the people you are visiting also vaccinated and healthy?” If they are, the risks of breakthrough are reduced. If they aren’t, it raises the risks someone will get sick.
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