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Yes, we should be keeping the healthier hand-washing habits we developed at the start of the pandemic

  • Written by: Melissa Hawkins, Professor of Public Health, American University
Yes, we should be keeping the healthier hand-washing habits we developed at the start of the pandemicWashing your hands is an easy and effective way to reduce the spread of illness. Krisanapong Detraphiphat/Moment via Getty Images

People were washing their hands so much early in the pandemic that sensitive skin and soap shortages were common problems in 2020.

All this focus on hand-washing was for good reason. The science uniformly demonstrates tha...

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