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Covering Coughs
Covering coughs is a public health measure and form of respiratory etiquette used to prevent the spread of…
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Sometimes, a little tickle happens in my throat, and I know a cough is coming. To keep my friends healthy, I do the 'vampire cough' into my elbow. This helps stop tiny germs from flying out and making someone else feel sick.
When I feel the cough coming, I quickly bend my arm and tuck my nose and mouth right into the inside of my elbow, like a vampire hiding in a cape. If I have a tissue, I can cough into that instead, and then I throw it right in the trash can. This way, the germs go into my elbow or the tissue, not on my hands or in the air.
When I cover my cough, I am being a good friend by not sharing my germs. This helps everyone at school and at home stay healthy. When we are all healthy, we can keep playing together.
The Vampire Cough
Sometimes, a little tickle happens in my throat, and I know a cough is coming. To keep my friends healthy, I do the 'vampire cough' into my elbow. This helps stop tiny germs from flying out and making someone else feel sick.
When I feel the cough coming, I quickly bend my arm and tuck my nose and mouth right into the inside of my elbow, like a vampire hiding in a cape. If I have a tissue, I can cough into that instead, and then I throw it right in the trash can. This way, the germs go into my elbow or the tissue, not on my hands or in the air.
When I cover my cough, I am being a good friend by not sharing my germs. This helps everyone at school and at home stay healthy. When we are all healthy, we can keep playing together.
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Covering coughs is a public health measure and form of respiratory etiquette used to prevent the spread of germs and infectious diseases contained in respiratory droplets.
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