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PoindexterOglethorpe

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8. Yes, handwashing is a very good thing.

Reply to LAS14 (Reply #7)

Wed May 13, 2020, 02:53 PM

May 2020

I do it quite regularly and always have.

I have a hypothesis that one reason the 1918 flu epidemic was so bad was that so few people had running water and so regular handwashing just wasn't happening.

But still, there is almost no evidence that anyone has gotten Covid19 from virus on the surface of anything.

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a good common sense article on the risks of infection [View all] Kali May 2020 OP

Commonality of outbreaks. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #1

or to freak out when you see another shopper in the wallmart not wearing a mask Kali May 2020 #2

Bingo. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #3

I think I replied to you on this same subject. The article clearly states that... LAS14 May 2020 #5

But it does point out that the very vast majority of infections come from PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #6

"The vast majority of" AIRBORNE infections. The author isn't talking about ALL infections. LAS14 May 2020 #7

Yes, handwashing is a very good thing. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #8

This was posted a couple of days ago. It deserves reposting. The best article I've seen... LAS14 May 2020 #4