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Staples Sixth Annual Flu Survey
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Debunking
Myths
Staples Sixth Annual Flu Survey
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Staples just completed its sixth annual Flu Survey. Here
is what it revealed:
Staples survey reveals
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The U.S. workforce knows a thing or two
about the flu.
Staples survey reveals
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90% know they can protect themselves from
the flu by eating right and washing hands
regularly.
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More than half know that flu viruses can live up to three days on a surface.
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And yet, misconceptions still prevail.
Debunking Flu Season Myths
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The latest Staples Flu Survey debunks the following six myths:
MYTH #1
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Nearly a third of respondents believe
restrooms are the least clean rooms in an office
building…
FACT
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…but office breakrooms actually have the most
bacteria.
MYTH #2
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41% think door knobs and elevator buttons are the least clean items in
the office…
FACT
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…yet no office items are less clean than desktops and tables in common
areas.
MYTH #3
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Only 16% believe the most contagious place during flu season is the office, behind daycare,
public transit and hospitals…
FACT
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…but offices are more contagious than
hospitals.
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And once in the office, U.S. workers don’t keep
germs at bay.
MYTH #4
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Respondents most typically sanitize their
computer keyboards and their desks, and only 9%
typically sanitize their mobile phones…
FACT
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…even though mobile phones carry 10 times
more bacteria than most toilet seats.
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And worse still – the higher up the chain you
go, the larger the issue it becomes.
MYTH #5
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Over three-quarters of respondents don’t think their boss would expect
them to go into work once they caught the
flu…
FACT
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…yet only a quarter of business decision makers
(BDMs) send their employees home every
time they go to work sick.
MYTH #6
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46% of respondents believe that entry-level employees are the ones most likely to go into the
office when sick.
FACT
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However, more BDMs than office workers go into the office with the flu because of pressure to be at work (54% to
45%).
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Don’t be a statistic. No matter where you work, or what your position is, stay protected during the flu season. Visit
www.staplesadvantage.com/healthandwellness or staples.com/fluprevention for more
information.