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Staying safe from swine flu while traveling

Interesting article here on traveling during flu season. They mention a few things I think I can add to. They say there's no evidence that wearing a mask helps which is pretty much what a colleague said to me the other day after we saw a bunch of Koreans wearing masks (on planes, subways, in crowds, etc.). I argued that they probably do help because they stop you from putting your fingers in your mouth or nose - getting germs from your hands in those places can get you sick so blocking access is good if you ask me. But I find those masks too annoying to wear myself.

Travelers are likely to get their temperature taken in some places. Last time i arrived In Incheon, Korea they had some cool thermometer that they put near your ear. A friend of mine at a university out in the country said they were taking temperatures of anyone entering campus by sticking a thermometer in your ear. No plastic cover, no sanitizer. Sounds like a dumb idea to me!

Posted by James Trotta at November 24, 2009 11:30 AM