The majority (85 per cent) of participants in a study admitted they unconsciously picked their nose, with more men and younger people doing the picking.
Activate your Online Access NowResearchers from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam found that COVID infections were more common among those who picked their noses, compared to those who didn’t.“We, therefore, recommend health-care facilities to create more awareness, e.g. by educational sessions or implementing recommendations against nose-picking in infection prevention guidelines,” the authors said in the study.
The majority of participants admitted they unconsciously picked their nose with more men and younger people doing the picking..The study found that doctors were the highest among medical staffers who reported picking their noses followed by support staff, then nurses. The study authors also pointed out that nose-picking has not previously been reported as a risk factor for contracting COVID.
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