Your comment would be true if the gov’t, that is supposed to protect its Citizens, PROTECTED.
Now, I wouldn’t be flying ANYWHERE near a major hub, not knowing if the person near you, previously, in the terminal, etc. that you touch/brush up on/barefoot through TSA/etc. was infected (knowingly or not)
Hell, I’m surprised there wasn’t (ISN’T) a blow-back from the illegal children infecting our children already!
The government can’t protect you from everything, it’s a dangerous world. Especially in a country that’s still nominally free, freedom increases risk. Don’t play around in people’s barf or blood and you’ll be fine. Barefoot through TSA isn’t going to get you sick unless you’ve got an open wound on your foot AND somebody barfed their ebola on the carpet.