Ok, it’s formally that time of the year. We’re all seeing a radical increase of students and teachers who are complaining of fevers, coughs, sore throats, runny and stuffy noses, body aches, chills and even diarrhea and vomiting. Cold and flu season is officially underway.
In the U.S. alone, an estimated 55 million students and 7 million staff attend more than 130,000 schools. That’s more than 60 million potential carriers of countless cold and flu strains. Even though it takes a mere 20 seconds of hand washing to help prevent the nearly 200 different types of cold and flu, studies show that only two-thirds of people actually wash their hands after activities that get them dirty, which includes using the bathroom.
With so many opportunities to run into one these individuals, the chances of coming down with something is almost unavoidable. This is why it’s more important than ever for educational institutions do their part in preventing these cases.
According to the CDC, institutions can protect millions of people from potentially catching the cold, flu and other respiratory infections by simply keeping facilities clean and disinfected.
The CDC says that the best tool in the fight for preventing the spread of illness is the proper cleaning and disinfecting of surfaces and other objects that may be contaminated. And they cite the frequency with which cleaning occurs as one the most important procedures to follow when it comes to prevention.
Now is the time for any and all schools and campuses to consider their cleaning procedures. Are you 100% sure your campus clean? If not, the cleaning services of JAN-PRO are something you must look into. The quality, value and performance that JAN-PRO guarantees with their cleaning services can be the best way to prevent the cold and flu season from getting out of hand… We’ll make sure all those germs are off of all those dirty little hands.