Hand-washing works One major point the COVID-19 pandemic helped drive home is how important it is to wash your hands. Washing your hands is essential to good hygiene and stopping germs from spreading.

A too-large percentage of American adults still are not washing their hands when they should, despite the practice preventing ...

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Among the nearly half of adults who didn't wash their hands at important times, forgetting was the most common reason why.