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Airlines say mask mandates aren’t needed anymore. Are filters enough to prevent COVID on airplanes?

Chris Kenning and Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAYComments Off on Airlines say mask mandates aren’t needed anymore. Are filters enough to prevent COVID on airplanes?

Airplane filters remove 99% of particles in the air but won't eliminate the risk of COVID transmission that face masks helped mitigate, experts say.

     
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