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<p>Regular handwashing can help you avoid illnesses like the flu. Another important step? Getting the flu vaccine every year. <a href="[BASEDOMAIN]/healthinfo/Story.aspx?StoryID=9438e8c0-f9d3-4a22-814f-49a995b8ee4c">Find out if you're on the list of people for whom the vaccine is especially important</a>. </p>
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<center><strong>Reviewed 8/3/2023</strong></center>
<p><strong>Sources</strong></p>
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    <li>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Show Me the Science&mdash;How to Wash Your Hands." <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/show-me-the-science-handwashing.html">https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/show-me-the-science-handwashing.html</a>. </li>
    <li>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "When and How to Wash Your Hands." <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html">https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html</a>. </li>
    <li>National Library of Medicine. "Hand Washing Practices in a College Town Environment." <a target="_blank" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23621052/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23621052/</a>. </li>
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