The primary action of hand-sanitizer is through alcohol, which (at concentrations over 60%) is highly effective at destroying enveloped viruses, like COVID-19. Just make sure you let the alcohol air-dry. Signed, A board-certified medical laboratory scientist w/ 12 years exp https://twitter.com/jasminjoestar/status/1234255856926986241 …
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Are immune response to bacterial and viral infections related? It's not clear to me that killing good *bacteria* will weaken your immune system in ways that will make you more prone to cold *virus* infections.
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Also: the dermal bacteria ecosystem of your hands is not that big a deal.
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Citation please?
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Replying to @J_aa_p @KirinDave and
That's because triclosan, unlike alcohol, builds up in the environment and could get inside people's bodies and affect their gut flora It's not saying that it's a good thing to have dirty hands
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It's also mixing up triclosan's effect as a disinfectant and its effect as an endocrine disruptor (it also mentions bisphenol A, which is not a disinfectant but a chemical used in plastics, and is likewise notable because it might act as an estrogen mimic)
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