Germs Are Good

NY Times: Can We Learn to Live With Germs Again? The health of our bodies and microbiomes may depend on society’s return to lifestyles that expose us to bacteria, despite the risks. By Markham Heid - Mr. Heid is a longtime health and science journalist who has written extensively about the microbiome.

They say that excessive hygiene practices, inappropriate antibiotic use and lifestyle changes such as distancing may weaken those (microbiomes) communities going forward in ways that promote sickness and imperil our immune systems.