There is no denying that the colder weather is here, throughout the winter months, it is important to protect ourselves from catching colds or any other respiratory illness. The most common way to do this is by using face masks.
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How to keep ourselves protected
1 – Face Masks
Face masks are a good way of protecting ourselves during winter because they can filter out viruses and bacteria in the air. They are especially useful for people who are susceptible to colds or other respiratory illnesses.
2 – Hand Sanitiser
It’s winter and we’re all looking for ways to protect ourselves from the harsh cold. We all know how important it is to stay warm and healthy in the winter, so here are some tips on how you can use hand sanitiser.
1) Keep it next to your bed: Hand sanitiser is a must-have when it comes to keeping your hands clean. It’s not uncommon for people to take their hands out of coat pockets or gloves without washing them after they come in from the outside. So next time you go to bed, make sure you have a hand sanitiser close by so you can get up and use it if needed.
2) Spray before eating: It’s always best not to eat with dirty hands, but sometimes that isn’t possible when food
3) Use it throughout the day, when out and about and you have been touching surfaces
3- Social Distancing
One thing we all had told to us and reminded everywhere we went last year, was social distancing. It seems that this has become forgotten for no reason. Try to be respectful of those around you and social distance.
4 – Vaccination
We should all have had our vaccinations by now, with boosters now rolling out. I have mine booked for this Sunday.
How are you protecting yourself and your family this winter?
Much of this Covid-timed post is still absolutely relevant today. Hand washing and hand sanitisers are a must to help keep away winter bugs. Funnily enough, I popped into two chemists and a supermarket just yesterday looking to buy a couple of handbag-sized gel sanitisers but couldn’t find any.
You are correct, my dad is in hospital at the moment and now have a covid outbreak
Great tips, I am definitely feeling really on edge this year about everything and I was a little bit pleased when my sons school reintroduced face masks as mandatory again! I will be trying to avoid busy areas for sure and will probably do most of my Christmas shopping etc online!
I am shopping online which I have been since last year, I rarely go into shops now. I have also treated us all to new face masks as ours although been wearing them are in need of replacing
We have always worn masks even when they weren’t mandatory , defo best to be safe than sorry
It is now compulsory again, I got us all new masks last week as thought they needed updating
These are all really great points. We are still using masks and I think using gel with be a thing we do forever now to take precautions
I have hand sanitiser with me wherever I go and make sure my family do as well, things are getting bad again and we need to protect ourselves where we can
I’m waiting for my booster jab at the moment and I’ve had the flu jab. Ive also started taking vitamins and omega 3 oils
I have mine on Sunday thankfully, I am taking vitamins as well
I have had my flu jab and my covid booster is booked for Monday. I must admit I haven;t been wearing my mask all the time, but do when I am in a busy area and I always have hand sanitiser these days too
I am trying to wear my mask more but always have hand santiser to hand
I’m still wearing masks if it is busy and in shops and restaurants. I think simple things like that can help protect you going into winter
As much as I hate masks I do wear mine more as well