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US Handwashing Rates Decline as Global Handwashing Day Arrives

As pandemic concerns fade to the background, Bradley Corp.'s annual survey finds fewer people are avoiding the handshake.

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By: Christine Esposito

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Each October, Global Handwashing Day highlights the important relationship between handwashing with soap and water and staying healthy. But as the pandemic moves to the background in the minds of most Americans, handwashing is as well. According to Bradley Corporation’s newest Healthy Handwashing Survey, there was a 25% decline in handwashing compared with early on in the coronavirus pandemic. In 2020, Americans were washing their hands an average of 10.5 times per day. By 2022, that number drop...

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