Hand Sanitizer Cut Back On Young Children’s Sick Days More Than Washing, Study Says

(CNN) — Young children inevitably have a lot of runny noses and sore throats, but how they clean their hands could cut back on how often they miss day care, according to a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.
Researchers in Spain found that children who cleaned their hands with sanitizer instead of soap and water reduced their missed days of school, respiratory infections and antibiotic prescriptions.
Researchers studied 911 children up to age 3 who attended 24 day care center