Your daughter makes an excellent point, although I note that some lists of advice recently have called for using a tissue and discarding it promptly. (Of course, last time around they recommended against tissues because they don’t hold up well against a sneeze.  I wonder who forgot what on that point.)

Social distancing includes staying 6 feet (2 meters) apart as much as possible.  That would seem to  exclude bumping elbows and touching feet as well as shaking hands.  Even a fist bump is breaking that distance “bubble” unless done at full arms’ length.

I like Spock’s Vulkan Salute, or perhaps the Japanese form of greeting, a short, slight mutual bow from the waist.

Peter Zavon, CIH
Penfield, NY

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My grandson  said "Spock's salute is The One True Greeting". My daughter made the following observation:

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