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I completely disagree with this defeatist attitude, and I do not think it is supported by evidence. Regularly washing your hands reduces spread of the flu by 3
by fn-mote 3y ago
I completely disagree with this defeatist attitude, and I do not think it is supported by evidence.
Regularly washing your hands reduces spread of the flu by 30%. (Old study, not going to find it.)
I will believe anti-disease spread measures are effective until they are proven otherwise.
> You're usually "infectious" before you're symptomatic
This trait of Covid was what made it unusual. For the flu, the most infectious period days 1-3 with symptoms. ("Period of Contagiousness" in [1]... of course there are exceptions.)
[1] https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/keyfacts.htm https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/keyfacts.htm
- bombcar 3y agoSure, and you should take reasonable precautions (including not penalizing "sick days" in various ways), but if kids go to school they're going to get sick.
- from-nibly 3y agoI agree with this but if you knowingly send your sick kid to school everyone should be united in being pissed off at you.