|Articles|November 5, 2004

3M Health Care Offers Poster Advising What to Do to Stay Healthy During Cold and Cough Season

With the current flu vaccine shortage, proper cough etiquette and good hand hygiene is more important than ever. 3M Health Care, the manufacturer of hand antiseptics and patient-care masks, has created a poster in English and Spanish instructing persons to cover their cough and practice good hand hygiene to reduce the spread of germs.

To download and print the poster for your facility or office, go to www.3M.com/handprep.

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