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By this point, everyone (hopefully) knows that you should be washing your hands for at least 20 seconds, or as long as it takes for you to sing “Happy Birthday” twice. But man is that tune getting tired! Here are some other options for your

hand-washing pleasure.

SING A

20-SECOND SONG

To be sure kids wash long enough, help them time a 20-second rhyme they’ll remember, or try this version of the old standard: “Twinkle, twinkle little star. Look how clean my two hands are. Around my wrists, now twist that thumb, lace my fingers, almost done. Twinkle, twinkle little star. Look how

clean my two hands are.”

HELP KIDS WASH UP

• One full chorus of Prince’s “Raspberry Beret.”

• Lady Macbeth’s “Out Damn Spot” monologue from, duh, Macbeth

• The chorus to Beyoncé’s “Love on Top.” Belt it out like the Queen Bey of the washroom.

• The chorus to Dolly Parton’s “Jolene,” with as much slow-mo emotion as you can muster.

• “Baby Shark” at least twice through the entire Shark family.

• Three times through the rousing “We Will Rock You” chorus from Queen’s song of the same name. Style points if you shout-sing “We will, we will, wash you! (Wash you!)” to your hands.

• More into reality TV? E News suggests a heartfelt rendition of Peter’s mom’s viral plea from The

Bachelor

: “Bud, Hannah Ann loves

you with all of her heart. Don’t let

her go. Don’t let her go. Bring her

home to us.”

Nothing fights germs like frequent and thorough hand washing. Even though we’ve been washing our hands without help since childhood, it’s smart to consider the hand-washing details that doctors employ. Short fingernails, good washing technique, warm water, and ample soap might just stop the next

pandemic before it starts.

STEP 1 Turn on the warm water and

wet your hands.

STEP 2 Apply soap to the palms and

backs of your hands.

STEP 3 Rub your soapy palms

together.

STEP 4 Rub your palm on the back of your hand, threading the fingers of your top hand between your

lower fingers.

STEP 5 Rub your palms together, interlacing your fingers and

scrubbing them.

STEP 6 Bend your fingers under, face your hands palm to palm, and scrub

your fingernails together.

STEP 7 Wash each thumb by using

the opposite hand to twist it.

STEP 8 Using your fingernails, scrub the palm of each hand in a

circular motion.

STEP 9 Rinse both hands with

warm water.

STEP 10 Dry your hands with a

disposable paper towel.

STEP 11 Turn off the water, using the paper towel as a barrier to the

faucet handle.

WASH LIKE A SURGEON