I’m coming into the conclusion that either finger guns, bows, or some other non-contact solution is better, or if we should give up on discouraging handshakes and instead encourage hand sanitizer immediately after washing hands.
I’m excited to see local groups experiment with trialing different practices and seeing which ones stick.
Handshakes are plausibly one of the more likely ways that infectious diseases spread, so it’s worthwhile to look for healthier alternatives.
Is the elbow bump recommended even if people are sneezing/coughing into their elbows?
[EDIT: maybe people should only cough into their left elbow?]
I’m coming into the conclusion that either finger guns, bows, or some other non-contact solution is better, or if we should give up on discouraging handshakes and instead encourage hand sanitizer immediately after washing hands.
I’m excited to see local groups experiment with trialing different practices and seeing which ones stick.
Handshakes are plausibly one of the more likely ways that infectious diseases spread, so it’s worthwhile to look for healthier alternatives.
Tabarrok likes fist bumps: https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2020/02/all-praise-the-fist-bump.html
Do you have a sense of what % of badness in handshakes are in fist bumps?