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The 2020 Census: America is down for the count

The once-in-a-decade enumeration of everyone in America has been launched – and pandemic or not, the work of the Census Bureau will go on. Chip Reid talks with Census Director Steve Dillingham, and with other public officials and social activists, about the importance of participating in the census, which – in a time of pandemic – can be fulfilled by phone, email and online. To fill out your census information online, go to 2020census.gov. Source

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How Purell cleaned up

After years of losses, a family-owned company saw their product that no one wanted – hand sanitizer – turn into a necessity Source

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Working at home without losing your mind

Finding yourself working from home, and keeping yourself socially-distant? David Pogue offers some tips on how to most effectively do your job (including a video-chat app called Zoom); and talks – remotely – with Dr. Sanam Hafeez, a neuropsychologist, about maintaining social contacts during the coronavirus pandemic. (And yes, cats have right-of-way on your laptop.) Source

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The pioneering doctor behind hand-washing

In the mid-19th century, after studying the mortality rates at hospital wards, Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis determined that proper hand hygiene could make all the difference between life and death – and his ideas were rejected. Lee Cowan reports. Source

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