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Annual Survey Finds 25% Decrease in Handwashing Compared to Beginning of Pandemic

As restrictions begin to lift, Bradley Corp. finds adults are slowing down healthy hand hygiene practices.

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By: Christine Esposito

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US consumers are washing their hands less often than they did two years ago when the pandemic hit, according to a recently released survey. The Healthy Handwashing Survey from Bradley Corporation has found handwashing frequency decreased 25% among adults compared to when the coronavirus first hit. Specifically, in the spring of 2020, Americans were washing their hands an average of 10.5 times per day. This January, that number dropped by one-fourth to 7.8 times per day, according to Bradle...

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