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> Are people still using lots of hand sanitizer? Why? We're still using lots of hand sanitizer here, because the combination of masks, social distancing, and h
by KMag 6y ago
> Are people still using lots of hand sanitizer? Why?
We're still using lots of hand sanitizer here, because the combination of masks, social distancing, and hand sanitizer seems to work. Though, we could be mistaken about the relative effectiveness/necessity of the three measures. My office building has hand sanitizer dispensers in the entryway.
Yes, it's primarily a respiratory virus, but the cost of hand sanitization is pretty low and the virus remains infectious on most surfaces for several hours. Here in Hong Kong, we're one of the most dense cities on Earth, with a lot of public transit use, so surface contamination may be more of an issue here than in other places.
- kevinmchugh 6y agoBusinesses stock sanitizer because it's cheap and compatible with the status quo ante, not because there's any reason to believe it's effective.
- bluGill 6y agoSanitizer is for more than just covid. We were washing hands long before covid, and I hope it continues