Sneezing on planes 'can endanger Cystic Fibrosis sufferers'

The Cystic Fibrosis Association has urged people to think about the risk to Cystic Fibrosis sufferers when we cough or sneeze on a plane.

Sneezing on planes 'can endanger Cystic Fibrosis sufferers'

The Cystic Fibrosis Association has urged people to think about the risk to Cystic Fibrosis sufferers when we cough or sneeze on a plane.

The association is proposing that airlines notify other passengers when a sufferer is on their flight, and suggest that if they need to sneeze or cough, they do so into a tissue or their hand.

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