We have patients in the United States dying from infections that are untreatable. This is unthinkable.
We run the risk of changing the kinds of bacteria we confront every day in the home,
Bacteria are not going to be destroyed. They've been here, they've seen dinosaurs come and go... so any attempt to sterilize our home is fraught with failure.
This is getting so popular now. Japan is way ahead of the world in this.
I'm not one to feel that you have to open doors with your elbows and cover your hands. But you should wash your hands whether you use a public bathroom or a private bathroom.