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Passengers 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)

March 26, 2021

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

Jeff Prince, Indiana University and Daniel Simon, Indiana University

People are ready to travel, but health officials are advising against air travel. A recent study offers a surprising finding about whether planes spread COVID-19 from US hot spots last year.

The U.S. banned travel from China early, but the late timing of other travel bans meant the coronavirus had other routes into the U.S. AP Photo/John Minchillo

January 29, 2021

Travelers coming from Italy may have driven first US COVID‑19 wave more than those from China, study suggests

Jeff Prince, Indiana University and Daniel Simon, Indiana University

The results from an emerging study suggest governments should act quickly if they plan to impose travel bans – before the virus can spread widely to other countries.

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