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Michael Osterholm talks a bit on this in March and how hand washing is somewhat pointless - https://youtu.be/E3URhJx0NSw?t=2634 https://youtu.be/E3URhJx0NSw?t=
by aaron695 6y ago
Michael Osterholm talks a bit on this in March and how hand washing is somewhat pointless -
https://youtu.be/E3URhJx0NSw?t=2634 https://youtu.be/E3URhJx0NSw?t=2634
You can talk about hand washing stopping other diseases etc but by ignoring how C19 is about breathing why would you expect people to suddenly believe masks matter.
Even pushing outdoor dining and activities, if we are taught it's contact, once again people won't respond.
- rurban 6y agoHand washing is not really pointless at all. It prevents the surface - eye transmission, which has a likelyhood of about 5% of all such infections. Even with only once confirmed case so far, the one in Singapore. What is pointless is excessive surface cleaning, which could be prevented by simply hand washing, or not touching your eyes.
- touristtam 6y agoThe article isn't about that, it's about focusing on surface cleaning and offering a false sense of security, while taking resources and time from other activities as the previous studies haven't been forward in regards to the dose of pathogen used in said studies; there is no evidence showing an increase of virus transmission through surface touching in the real world. Now you should still wash your hands with soap.