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    My Hand-Washing Song: Readers Offer Lyrics For A 20-Second Scrub

    Yes, you can sing "Happy Birthday" twice. Or the ABC song. And you'll hit the recommended time for effective hand-washing. But why stop there? Our readers have groovy musical alternatives.
    by Marc Silver Mar 17, 2020 3 minutes
    Sure, you can sing "Happy Birthday" twice to time your hand-washing — but one hand-washer recommends a 20-second excerpt from Beyoncé's "Love on Top."

    Yes, washing your hands provides excellent protection against coronavirus (and other pathogens).

    But you do need to scrub with soap for 20 seconds to remove those pathogens. That's what the Centers for Disease Control, the World Health Organization and many hand-washing experts recommend.

    Twenty seconds is a long time when you're standing at a sink. The common advice is to wash as long as it takes to sing the "Happy Birthday" song twice

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