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I Can’t Stop Washing My Hands for 20 Seconds

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Pandemic Panic

I Can’t Stop Washing My Hands for 20 Seconds

COVID is not spread on surfaces but pandemic habits are hard to break

Emily Miller
Jul 28, 2021
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I Can’t Stop Washing My Hands for 20 Seconds

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I was surprised when the CDC said last year that I had been washing my hands wrong my whole life.

Hoping to prevent getting COVID from public places, I diligently learned the new guidance and rubbed soap for twenty seconds on my hands. In March last year, I started washing my hands after touching anything outside my home because I couldn’t stop touching…

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