1 Most health authorities consider droplet transmission to be important with influenza. If this is true, then height and high heels should give some protection.
Influenza A
1 There is not yet any direct data on the survivability of the Influenza A H1N1 swine flu virus on different surfaces, but there is data for the survival of the Influenza A virus on various surfaces. Weber and Stilianakis (2008) published some data (22°C, 50-60% RH):