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Nov 2020
12m 21s

Holiday Air Travel

CNN
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The C.D.C. recommends against traveling for Thanksgiving, as infection rates are on the rise nationwide. But the airline industry is still expecting a surge in people flying, and scientists have found that air travel is relatively low risk. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta takes his first flight since March, and CNN correspondent Pete Muntean ... Show More
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