Airport security checks may include Swine Flu check
15 October 2009
Airports in the USA are already posting signs warning passengers about the H1N1 flu, and asking them to stay home if they think they are sick. It appears that now that passengers, in addition to the standard security checks, may be asked to pass through a screening device and have their temperature taken. Such precautions have been in place in some Asian and Middle Eastern countries but if you are travelling through the USA you need to be prepared to undergo such a check and also be prepared to answer questions about your health. It is even possible that you may be quarantined if a passenger on you flight is suspected of having swine flu.
These measures are bound to cause some controversy but the safest precaution you can take now is to have the Australian swine flu vaccination available free of charge and to have the vaccinator issue you with evidence of this which can be shown at any health checkpoint you might meet in your travels.
