“They’re a phenomenal vector for disease ... % said they wanted to be greeted with a handshake. The vast majority preferred instead when health care providers looked them in the eye ...

Hands are a phenomenal vector for disease ... In it, he advocated for the ban of the handshake in health-care environments, and called for the implementation of a "handshake-free zone ...

If a doctor, dentist or nurse reaches out to shake your hand, should you: (a) reciprocate and extend your hand, (b) shake at least once or twice but don’t pump or hold hands for more than five ...