Ppl really don’t wash their hands. And yes, washing hands is extremely effective against most diseases, not just somewhat effective against a few strains
Love the sarcasm. 6/10 in a year? Look at the stats, it’s more like 5-20% a year of ppl get the flu. So the OPs sample population clearly has hygiene or immunological problems.
And yes, washing hands is very effective. It’s probably the single most important health advancement since the industrial revolution. Aside from getting sneezed at what other mechanical vector is going to be as effective as hands?
At age 35, I’ve never had the flu, and only got the shot a couple times in my life (it floors me - so I usually only get it when it includes a bad flu season)
But I wash my hand obsessively. Ppl are gross and then lecture you for not taking the shot, go figure.
Passports can’t double as ID because that’d conflict with the primary purpose of passports, passing through borders.
A national ID would presumably be available, or obligatory, to everyone. But countries can and do deny passports or rescind them < the passport is a letter asking the govt of a foreign country to let its citizen in. Sometimes you don’t want a citizen to leave or vouch for him.
Anyways all states I’ve lived in have IDs that are solely IDs
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