HEALTH & BEAUTY HEALTH
Keep Washing Your Hands (AND OTHER HEALTHY HABITS YOU DEVELOPED DURING THE PANDEMIC) By Dylan Roche
“When are things going to go back to normal?” How many people have spent the COVID-19 pandemic asking themselves this question? The long process of overcoming the novel coronavirus has been long and drawn out, bringing plenty of stress and surprises. But it also made people a lot more conscious of the spread of germs—and a large portion of the population started adopting healthy habits like washing their hands regularly, keeping their distance from people in public places, and staying home when they felt under the weather. None of those habits is necessarily a bad thing. The preventative practices that people followed throughout 2020 and 2021 will help people continue to avoid sickness throughout 2022 and beyond. Are there any pandemic-related habits that should be modified or forgotten altogether? Maybe. 134
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Here’s a look at the pros and cons of some of the major healthy habits we adopted during the pandemic:
WASHING HANDS Remember back at the beginning of the pandemic when stores couldn’t restock hand soap (or hand sanitizer) quickly enough? You really can’t be faulted for wondering whether people were washing their hands as much as they should have been before the pandemic broke out. Frequent hand washing is one habit society should stick to—after all, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that washing your hands is the most effective measure you can take in stopping the spread of germs. It reduces not only your own risk of getting sick but also the risk for everyone around you.
