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Sheldon H. Jacobson and Janet A. Jokela: Airport Security Checkpoints Are a COVID-19 War Zone
The number of active cases of COVID-19 among Transportation Security Administration officers reached 886 people on Dec. 15. To date, over 4,000 officers have tested positive, with 11 fatalities. In addition, over 90% of infected TSA officers perform checkpoint screening, placing them in direct contact with passengers.