Sneezing into an arm can contain the splatter somewhat and keeps it off hands. But I’ve always wondered what the heck they are supposed to do about all the spit and mucous they just sneezed onto their clothing. If it’s ‘get a tissue and wipe it up’ why not just sneeze into the tissue in the first place?
Peach
That is SOP now in hospitals. Makes sense, too. Transmission by hand to doors, keyboards, etc. it a major issue, but crook of the arm...not so much.
I think if someone blows a snot on the crook of their elbow...there is a DIFFERENT kind of problem!
Flame thrower...
Then wait till you get home and sneeze into a kleenex there.....
I sneeze into my shirt. It’s gross but not as gross as licking the door handle before using it to get the germs off.
You sneeze into the crook of your arm, you’re not sneezing into your hands; the idea is to not sneeze into your hands to prevent passing on the germs to the next person you touch.
And if you’re so sick that you’re spewing mucous instead of just a saliva spray, why didn’t you have a tissue? :-)
Its not about the person sneezing. The sneezer already has the virus. The key is NOT to spread it.
Unless you wipe your clothing on someone else...this protects as many people as possible.
Doctors go from patient to patient wearing the same stupid tie that transfers germs from one patient to another.