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Study: Paper Beats Hand Dryers
 
Public buildings increasingly are installing air dyers in restrooms for hand washing. Manufacturers tout these machines as safe and convenient, but a recent study cited in the Journal of Applied Microbiology takes a different view, according to an online article in Becker’s Infection and Quality Control. 
 
“According to the study, the jet-air dryer spread 20 times more viruses than a warm-air dryer…
 
…and 190 times more than paper towels,” the article said. While hand washing is important, proper hand drying is ...