Scientists find that healthcare workers who pick their noses were more likely to develop COVID-19 than those who refrained

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Originally published at: Scientists find that healthcare workers who pick their noses were more likely to develop COVID-19 than those who refrained | Boing Boing

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The person studying whether nose-picking healthcare workers contract more illness is named Dr. Sikkens. Love it.

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Had to check and see if it is April 1. Is this self-reported picking? Surveillance?

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As I told my son, even before the pandemic, “keep your fingers out of the holes in your head”.

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Apparently self-reported:

Sikkens said with the proportion of nose pickers similar to figures from previous surveys of the general public, it seems participants were not self-censoring their responses.

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Thank you. Also, I should rtfa :slight_smile:

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What about if they picked their friend’s nose? Do we have any data on that situation?

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