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3 Policy and Procedures
3 Policy and Procedures
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Each provided a brief presentation and took part in a panel discussion moderated by workshop planning committee member Vicki Hertzberg of Emory University. CONTEXT: WHAT MAKES COVID-19 DIFFERENT Introducing his presentation, Cetron said that he was not going to discuss policy questions, but instead would provide context for policy issues by discussing what makes COVID-19 different from other infectious diseases.
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Additionally, an overexuberant inflammatory response in some people, both children and adults, can lead to symptoms that persist long after the initial recovery, including autoimmune problems. The COVID pandemic cycle is also unusual because of these superpowers.
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THE ROLE OF FEDERAL AGENCIES IN RESPONDING TO THE COVID PANDEMIC In the next talk, Garg described how the roles of federal agencies' responses to the COVID pandemic evolved over time. Garg then offered some suggestions for making more effective federal COVID policies.
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As an example of a significant policy intervention that did not arise from FAA authority, Garg explained that the mask mandates that were eventually imposed on air passengers were under the legal authority of HHS and DHS. "FAA's legal authority has actually never been used to any significant extent in tackling these problems." The CDC and HHS also provided the science behind the mandates.
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The airline industry was encouraged when the Biden administration decided a few weeks before the workshop to establish working groups tasked with determining a pathway for the safe reopening of international air travel markets. "We believe these working groups should act really quickly to endorse a policy that's backed by science; that will allow travelers who are fully vaccinated or who have presented a negative COVID-19 test to travel to the United States," she said.
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Even before the pandemic, the U.S. airline industry was working to develop and put into practice various touchless technologies, with the goals of enhancing security and creating a more convenient customer experience.
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Even before the pandemic, he added, the airport emergency management team regularly rehearsed responses to various emergencies, including outbreaks of infectious diseases. It is the responsibility of an airport, Mayers stated, to educate the public on why it has certain rules, policies, or standards in place.
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Beyer added that the jets flown by commercial airliners today already have air circulation that meets a very high standard, to the degree that the risk of transmission on a commercial aircraft is less than the risk of transmission in an operating room. Commenting on what Beyer said, Cetron pointed out that the air travel experience is more than just the time spent on a plane.
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Thus, it makes sense to layer the approach to limiting transmission risk, with vaccinations, negative tests, and even masking. Mayers added that a requirement for a negative test result, compared with a vaccination requirement, may be more palatable to travelers, particularly international travelers.
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Reading another audience question, Hertzberg asked whether increasing the amount of surface cleaning in airports and on airplanes might lead to resistant pathogens. It is a complicated topic, Cetron answered, and there is a growing field to examine what works and what does not work in fighting microorganisms.
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