Pilots Need More Cardiac Tests, Aviation Advocates Say, Citing Concerns Over COVID-19 Shots

Dana Holladay (L) and his wife, Meredith, of Holladay Aviation, fly their plane in Jacksonville, Florida, in August 2019. Meredith Holladay

Pilot safety and risk-management are always top-of-mind for Meredith Holladay, the owner of a small flight school.

But the possible side effects of the COVID-19 shots present a new, difficult-to-gauge risk for people in aviation, she said.