On the recordApril 29, 2009
I wouldn't go anywhere in confined places now. It's not that it's going to Mexico, it's you're in a confined aircraft. When one person sneezes, it goes all the way through the aircraft.
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transcripts.cnn.comJoe Biden: “I wouldn't go anywhere in confined places now. It's not that it's going to Mexico, it's you're in a confined aircraft.…”
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Joe Biden advised against being in confined spaces like airplanes due to concerns about the spread of swine flu.
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