Is it safer to fly or drive this summer? 5 health experts weigh in.

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As summer travel picks up, experts weigh in on whether it's safer to fly or drive.

Although the number of confirmed coronavirus cases continues to rise, the nation is reopening and Americans are increasingly on the move.

When asked whether there was a lesser of two evils, Walker said that both are equally pressing, “because if you’re spreading it, someone else is getting it.” Watson said that for those who are traveling, she thinks driving is a “much safer” choice than flying. “We don’t have a lot of evidence of transmission happening on planes, but I think the risk is there when you’re with that many people in close quarters,” Watson said.

He said he would have liked to think that airlines would continue practices such as keeping middle seats empty but realizes that the practice is not sustainable; airlines have said they will have to increase capacity to break even.

 

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