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No, the extra hygiene precautions we’re taking for COVID-19 won’t weaken our immune systems – The Conversation AU
We’re cleaning and washing our hands perhaps more than we ever have before. But suggestions that all this this extra hygiene could weaken our immune systems are unfounded.
During the COVID-19 pandemic were constantly being reminded to practise good hygiene by frequently washing our hands and regularly cleaning the spaces where we live and work.
These practices aim to remove or kill the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, and thereby minimise our risk of infection.
But there have been some suggestions using hand sanitiser and practising other hygiene measures too often could weaken our immune system, by reducing our bodys exposure to germs and with it the chance to…
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