Do it with lots of soapy bubbles, scrubbing for a full 20 seconds (or the time it takes to sing “Happy Birthday” twice). Rinse, dry and repeat as often as possible.
And we did. A June 2020 study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Preventionfound Americans said they were lathering up twice as often as they did in 2019.
In one Chicago hospital where the use of soap and sanitizer is electronically tracked 24/7 via every room entrance and exit, a new study found staff were 100% compliant just after the virus invaded our shores — much to the delight of infection control specialist Dr. Emily Landon.
“Our health care workers were really worried about Covid — they didn’t know who had Covid and who didn’t — so they were extremely careful with their hand hygiene,” said study coauthor Landon, executive medical director of infection prevention and control for University of Chicago Medicine.
Unfortunately, it seems we’ve all quickly gone back to our old habits.
Read the full article at: CNN
