{"id":346078,"date":"2018-01-30T21:37:28","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T20:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/how-to-protect-yourself-from-germs-while-flying\/"},"modified":"2018-01-30T21:37:28","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T20:37:28","slug":"how-to-protect-yourself-from-germs-while-flying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/how-to-protect-yourself-from-germs-while-flying\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Protect Yourself From Germs While Flying"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-671705\">\n<div class=\"clearfix post-info\">\n<p class=\"attribution\">By Kirstin Fawcett <br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/mentalfloss.com\">Mental Floss<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">January 30, 2018<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"social-sharing\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"custom-buttons custom-buttons-merged\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"a2a_button_email\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lewrockwell.com%2F2018%2F01%2Fno_author%2Fhow-to-protect-yourself-from-germs-while-flying%2F&amp;type=page&amp;linkname=The+Best+Ways+to+Avoid+Germs+While+Flying&amp;linknote=\" title=\"Email\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><!--img src=\"https:\/\/www.lewrockwell.com\/\/wp-content\/themes\/lrc\/images\/icons\/email.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Email\"--><\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" title=\"Print\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"print-page\"><!--img src=\"https:\/\/www.lewrockwell.com\/\/wp-content\/themes\/lrc\/images\/icons\/print.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Print\"--><\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list\" data-a2a-url=\"https:\/\/www.lewrockwell.com\/2018\/01\/no_author\/how-to-protect-yourself-from-germs-while-flying\/\" data-a2a-title=\"How To Protect Yourself From Germs While Flying\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lewrockwell.com%2F2018%2F01%2Fno_author%2Fhow-to-protect-yourself-from-germs-while-flying%2F&amp;linkname=How%20To%20Protect%20Yourself%20From%20Germs%20While%20Flying\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\/><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lewrockwell.com%2F2018%2F01%2Fno_author%2Fhow-to-protect-yourself-from-germs-while-flying%2F&amp;linkname=How%20To%20Protect%20Yourself%20From%20Germs%20While%20Flying\" title=\"Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\/><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.lewrockwell.com\/2018\/01\/no_author\/how-to-protect-yourself-from-germs-while-flying\/\" data-text=\"How To Protect Yourself From Germs While Flying\"\/><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.lewrockwell.com\/2018\/01\/no_author\/how-to-protect-yourself-from-germs-while-flying\/\"\/><a class=\"a2a_button_google_plusone addtoany_special_service\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.lewrockwell.com\/2018\/01\/no_author\/how-to-protect-yourself-from-germs-while-flying\/\"\/><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.addtoany.com\/buttons\/share_save_120_16.png\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"blog-content clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            \t<!-- S3 Cache --><!-- S3:S3:Non-Original -->\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The weeks you spent avoiding sniffling colleagues around the water cooler can seem all for naught the moment you board a plane during cold and flu season. But\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelandleisure.com\/trip-ideas\/yoga-wellness\/avoid-germs-flu-while-flying\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as\u00a0<em>Travel + Leisure<\/em><\/a>\u00a0points out, having a few of these proactive tricks in your arsenal could help you avoid other passengers\u2019 germs.<\/p>\n<p>As you pack, stash a travel-sized bottle of nasal spray in your carry-on. Mucous membranes in our noses protect us from infectious agents, but airplane air can dry them out, so remember to apply regularly while flying.<\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019re seated, an antibacterial gel or wipes will take care of the microbes chilling on your tray table. When beverages and snacks are served, wipe down the tray table\u2019s surface, which\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelandleisure.com\/articles\/germs-airplanes-airports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has been called<\/a>\u00a0one of the dirtiest places on the plane. And skip the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/airplane-tap-water-tainted-epa-faa-fda-flight-attendants-avoid-study-video-2017-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">possibly unsafe<\/a>\u00a0airline coffee or tea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mentalfloss.com\/article\/526200\/best-ways-avoid-germs-while-flying\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Read the Whole Article<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lewrockwell.com\/2018\/01\/no_author\/how-to-protect-yourself-from-germs-while-flying\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kirstin Fawcett Mental Floss January 30, 2018 &#13; &#13; &#13; The weeks you spent avoiding sniffling colleagues around the water cooler can seem all for naught the moment you board a plane during cold and flu season. But\u00a0as\u00a0Travel + Leisure\u00a0points out, having a few of these proactive tricks in your arsenal could help you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[519],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-346078","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-newswire"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=346078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346078\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=346078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=346078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=346078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}