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Synonyms for handwashing
hand·wash·ing

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  1. List of paraphrases for "handwashing":

    washing, wash, lavage

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  1. Dane Snyder:

    Really, handwashing is one of the number one most effective ways to help prevent the spread of any kind of disease, whether at home or in the community.

  2. Venki Ramakrishnan:

    The public have taken to handwashing and distancing but remain skeptical about face coverings, you only need to go on public transport, where they are supposed to be mandatory, to see how many people are ignoring this new rule based on the growing body of evidence that wearing a mask will help protect others -- and might even protect you.

  3. Lona Mody:

    Patient handwashing is not a routine practice in hospitals, we need to build on the overarching principles we’ve already developed with adult learning theories and bring them to patients.

  4. Rochelle Walensky:

    We have vaccines, we have boosters, and we know multi-layer prevention strategies — masks in public indoor settings, practicing physical distancing, frequent handwashing, improving ventilation, and testing to slow transmission — are vitally important, especially as we prepare for more Omicron and even if you are vaccinated and boosted.

  5. Geoff Revell:

    Handwashing is an enormous opportunity to improve health because it's such a cheap and effective solution.


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