Germaphobes, Rejoice! Airplane and Hospital Air Is Actually Pretty Clean, Study Claims

If you’re looking to avoid getting sick, chances are you’ll steer clear from visiting a hospital or traveling by plane—environments packed with people and their germs. A new study, however, demonstrates that hospital and airplane air are cleaner than we typically imagine.

Researchers analyzed an aircraft air filter, along with face masks worn by travelers and healthcare workers, to investigate the air in airplanes and hospitals. A study published today in the journal Microbiome…