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> washing hands Can we please drop this from COVID discussions? COVID isn’t spread by touch. That was apparent early on, but a lot of energy and resources were

> washing hands Can we please drop this from COVID discussions? COVID isn’t spread by touch. That was apparent early on, but a lot of energy and resources were still diverted from “things that work” to a cleaning fetish.

VWWHFSfQ 4y ago
Washing hands is an essential part of personal hygiene. covid or not.
happythebob 4y ago
"I hope future generations of Earth have fewer troubles dealing with deadly pandemics." Their post wasn't only about covid.
meragrin_ 4y ago
> COVID isn’t spread by touch. COVID's primary means of infection certainly isn't touch, but that doesn't preclude getting the droplets on your hands and introducing them by touching your face.
- tinus_hn 4y ago
  This sounds like handwavy opinion with no scientific basis. Has this mode of transmission ever been proven to occur in a scientific trial?
- glofish 4y ago
  AFAIK you don't can't get COVID by having it on your face, it has to be an airborne particle that floats and ends up deep inside your nose/lung. so the whole touching your face is a red herring I am sure you and I and everyone else, has lots of things on their faces at all times
moron4hire 4y ago
Has hand washing as a means to reduce disease transmission ever been studied outside of third world countries? I tried to look it up once and the only studies I could find were all in cultures that used their bare hands to clean themselves after defecating. At that point, it seems kind of obvious that washing your hands reduces disease. But for cultures that have more "advanced" bathroom ritual, is hand washing beyond cleaning literal shit off your hands actually effective? I can't imagine that a person could dedicate enough time to hand washing versus the amount of times they touch things and their faces, to make it a practice with good enough adherence rates to be considered useful policy.
- ac2u 4y ago
  >Has hand washing as a means to reduce disease transmission ever been studied outside of third world countries? I believe it's been shown extensively in military studies as a means to reducing respiratory illnesses.

VWWHFSfQ 4y ago

Washing hands is an essential part of personal hygiene. covid or not.

happythebob 4y ago

"I hope future generations of Earth have fewer troubles dealing with deadly pandemics." Their post wasn't only about covid.

meragrin_ 4y ago

> COVID isn’t spread by touch. COVID's primary means of infection certainly isn't touch, but that doesn't preclude getting the droplets on your hands and introducing them by touching your face.

tinus_hn 4y ago
This sounds like handwavy opinion with no scientific basis. Has this mode of transmission ever been proven to occur in a scientific trial?
glofish 4y ago
AFAIK you don't can't get COVID by having it on your face, it has to be an airborne particle that floats and ends up deep inside your nose/lung. so the whole touching your face is a red herring I am sure you and I and everyone else, has lots of things on their faces at all times

moron4hire 4y ago

Has hand washing as a means to reduce disease transmission ever been studied outside of third world countries? I tried to look it up once and the only studies I could find were all in cultures that used their bare hands to clean themselves after defecating. At that point, it seems kind of obvious that washing your hands reduces disease. But for cultures that have more "advanced" bathroom ritual, is hand washing beyond cleaning literal shit off your hands actually effective? I can't imagine that a person could dedicate enough time to hand washing versus the amount of times they touch things and their faces, to make it a practice with good enough adherence rates to be considered useful policy.

ac2u 4y ago
>Has hand washing as a means to reduce disease transmission ever been studied outside of third world countries? I believe it's been shown extensively in military studies as a means to reducing respiratory illnesses.