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Keep your nursery germ-free
Germ expert provides advice to Hudson Valley parents
Keeping a nursery as germ-free as
possible is important and while the fol-
lowing tips from germ-expert, Dr. Benja-
min Tanner, do not guarantee protection
against COVID-19 or any other illness,
they offer practical measures to help
combat germs in your baby's room.
Minimize your baby's exposure to
germs. Skip the conception that expos-
ing children to germs at a young age
makes their immune systems strong, as
Dr. Tanner said that's not the case.
"If a child is raised in an environment,
like a farm, where there are a lot of nat-
ural organisms, he or she will less likely
develop asthma or allergies as an adult,"
he said. "But children exposed to a lot of
infectious germs are not going to neces-
sarily build a stronger immune system.
They will just be sicker kids."
Know your cleaning labels. Different
areas of a nursery are more or less prone
By MJ GOFF
