Study links nose-picking to increased risk of catching COVID. Here’s what you need to know
This article first appeared in The Conversation Picking your nose is linked to an increased risk of COVID, according to a study out this week. The study was conducted in health workers. This raises two main questions: Catch the best deals and products hand-picked by our team at Best Picks >> One, were these health workers washing their hands at work? Two, what does this study mean for the rest of us nose-pickers? What did the study find? Some 219 Dutch Health workers were monitored for COVID infection. They had regular antibody testing, which tells us if they had been exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID. They also reported the results of their own COVID tests. Some 12-18 months later, the Health workers were asked about their nose-picking habits, and exposure to COVID via symptomatic workmates or from contacts outside work. Just over 17 per cent of health workers who reported picking their nose caught COVID versus about 6 per cent of those who did not report no...