It’s my belief that if you know it’s not “whatever the current thing that might screw others up if they get it off you”, then you should not feel bad about travelling. It’s not like everyone doesn’t know The Hurtling Tin Can Of Pain (yes I mostly travel in economy) is a cesspool of shared disease.
It's not that I want to screw over anyone.
Does a person out and about with covid and without symptoms (so they don't know they have covid) hold the moral high ground over someone out and about with covid but they know they have covid? I think not. Why would cold/flu be any different?
I know I sound contradictory but I don't yet have a stance on this topic. 2 very high profile AFFers travelled recently overseas and from overseas but both seem to imply that was OK as they didn't know they had covid.
I had some sort of cold/flu that lasted 2 weeks. I hardly went out of apartment. Now the past week I've had an intermittent cough and very mild respiratory issues.
Because I am aware should I forfeit 2 x $139 airfares? What if it wasn't some domestic trip but an overseas holiday with wife and daughter that will set me out of pocket $5,000 or $10,000 or even more?
Should I do the right thing? What is the right thing? Society wants to quickly move past covid and set some very dangerous precedents with very few rules and restrictions in place.
When making these decisions we need to live by the consequences and that's not a good thing.