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Should you need a jab to hail a cab?
With shared vehicles basically rolling petri dishes, epidemiologists say it
would be "wise" to require drivers and passengers of taxis and other hailed
rides to be vaccinated.
"I certainly would be in favor of that," Dr. Barun Mathema, assistant
professor of epidemiology at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public
Health, told The Post.
The risk of coronavirus transmission during a car ride can be "uncomfortably
high," depending on factors like the length of the ride, mask-wearing, how
quickly the virus is spreading in the community, and, crucially, whether the
windows are up or down.
As it gets colder, Mathema said, riders "are just not going to want" to keep
the windows open.
He called for "creative solutions" to promote vaccinated rides, short of a
mandate, perhaps including discounts for vaccinated riders, driver
incentives, or some kind of opt-in system for the jabbed. |
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