Spring break journey worries well being officers

Experts and health officials fear that travelers during the spring break could trigger new coronavirus outbreaks upon their return.

Driving messages: Air traffic reached its peak of the year so far on Sunday, and local news reports showed spring breakers were crowding the beaches and streets in Miami and South Texas.

Between the lines: The risk of transmission is lower both outdoors and on beaches. However, crowded bars and restaurants, along with travel, can pose a risk of new infections, especially in places like Florida, where more contagious variants of the coronavirus are high.

What you say: “We’re not only concerned about what happens when you are on the plane yourself, but also what happens when people travel. They go out, they mingle, they mingle with people who are not vaccinated,” said Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a press conference Monday.

• “I think we’re loosening up a little too soon and the cost of getting people infected and sick is if we can avoid that by holding on just a little longer,” said Ashish Jha, the dean of Brown’s school Public Health University said on “today. “