Dracula sneeze

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A Dracula sneeze is sneezing into your sleeve at your elbow rather than sneezing into your hands.

The dramatic full Dracula pose is a fun reminder of a more hygienic way to sneeze should you be caught without a tissue. Keeping your hands clean by catching sneezes or coughs in this way helps reduce the chance of spreading cold and flu germs.

However, the CDC’s preferred method for coughing and sneezing is to cover your mouth and nose with a tissue, throw it in the trash and wash your hands.

This sketch, updated and polished, features with a number of others in my book Big Ideas Little Pictures.

Published 17 Jan 2015

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Sneezes can travel up to 8 metres and coughs up to 6m. Cover your coughs and sneezes.

Sneezes and coughs

In these times, and to be honest, most times, washing your hands well is one of the very best things you can do to keep yourself healthy and free from infections. You should use soap if you have it; it should take about 20s, and if you follow these steps, you’ll cover pretty much all of the different parts of your hands. In standard, cursory handwashing, it’s very easy to miss what ought to be obvious places to clean, like your fingertips. Then, try to avoid touching taps and door handles on your way out of public places. I find doing these steps takes about 20s, but to make sure you could also try singing a song segment you like. NPR has some suggestions: Keep flu at bay with a song. Some other hygiene sketches to bear in mind: Sneezes and coughs are powerful things — a sneeze can travel up to 8m. So always make sure you do your… Dracula sneeze Dry your hands with only one towel And as a basic rule…pour don’t dip when sharing snacks The handwashing guidance is from the wonderful NHS.…In these times, and to be honest, most times, washing your hands well is one of the very best things you can do to keep yourself healthy and free from infections. You should use soap if you have it; it should take about 20s, and if you follow these steps, you’ll cover pretty much all of the different parts of your hands. In standard, cursory handwashing, it’s very easy to miss what ought to be obvious places to clean, like your fingertips. Then, try to avoid touching taps and door handles on your way out of public places. I find doing these steps takes about 20s, but to make sure you could also try singing a song segment you like. NPR has some suggestions: Keep flu at bay with a song. Some other hygiene sketches to bear in mind: Sneezes and coughs are powerful things — a sneeze can travel up to 8m. So always make sure you do your… Dracula sneeze Dry your hands with only one towel And as a basic rule…pour don’t dip when sharing snacks The handwashing guidance is from the wonderful NHS.

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