'Bad math': Airlines' COVID safety analysis challenged by expert

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A campaign by aviation giants to persuade the world it's safe to fly has been questioned by one of the scientists whose research it draws upon.

PARIS - A campaign by coronavirus-stricken aviation giants to persuade the world it's safe to fly has been questioned by one of the scientists whose research it draws upon.

The Oct. 8 media presentation listed in-flight infections reported in scientific studies or by IATA airlines - and compared the tally with total passenger journeys this year. "They wanted me at that press conference to present the stuff, but honestly I objected to the title they had put on it," the University of Alabama academic told Reuters.

That understanding is supported by simulations and tests run by the aircraft makers as well as a U.S. Defense Department study released on Thursday. Dr Henry Wu, associate professor at Atlanta's Emory School of Medicine, said the findings were inconclusive on their own because the minimum infective dose remains unknown, and risks increase in step with exposure time.

 

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