Does vodka kill coronavirus?

[intrepidity]

Please, some scientist needs to test this ASAP. It seems to be 40%.

I've read that using vodka for disinfecting is nice since it doesn't leave the smell that isopropyl does.

[guillaumeb]

1. For maximum effectiveness,

mix the vodka with orange juice in a large glass, and add ice cubes.

[Squinch]

5. The vitamin C from the OJ is essential!

[guillaumeb]

6. Exactly.

Great minds do think alike.

[BarbaRosa]

13. Just so happens,

I have a glass of preventive medicine going right now.

[guillaumeb]

16. I will have one later this evening.

Perhaps two, for even more prevention.

[Hortensis]

22. Also must be applied internally for adequate efficacy.

[guillaumeb]

36. Of course. And the medicine may need to be taken again. eom

[Hortensis]

37. I normally take my day's medications before bedtime anyway.

[NurseJackie]

29. Wouldn't the quinine in tonic be of medicinal value too?

[sl8]

41. Have you seen the chloroquine phosphate thread?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213032549
Chloroquine phosphate has shown apparent efficacy in treatment of COVID-19

[lapfog_1]

2. taken internally?

uhhh... that would be a no.

To clean a surface, probably... but shining a UV light probably does just a good of a job without the waste of a fine vodka.

[intrepidity]

7. I didn't say a *fine* vodka...

The cheapest rot-gut will do the trick.

[riversedge]

3. The vet had us give Vodka to our cat after she slurped up some green antifreeze. She looked

like she was a goner but next day she was chasing squirrels up the tree. She is a barn cat

[Hekate]

20. OMG this is the first real laugh I've had since I don't know when! Did she like it...

...or did you have to squirt it down her throat?

Also, I thought anti-freeze came with a bittering-agent added so animals (and baby condors) would not be attracted to the stuff.

[riversedge]

24. This was several years ago but I did hear they put something in it now to make it bitter. We had to

pry her mouth open--she tried to bite us ---We put on fencing gloves---no, she did not like the vodka.

It was a very small amount of vodka every 20 minutes for some hours. I forget all the details.

But she survived. she was a barn cat but we all loved her and she played well with the kids.
quite the adventure.

[Hekate]

25. We had to give our big cat barium for an x-ray of his gut. I probably wrapped his legs & paws ...

...in a towel for safety's sake, before I jammed the squirter between his cheek and teeth. He shook his head and made sure to make a mess of himself, but we managed to get enough down to reveal that he'd eaten a lot of grass and blocked himself up good. Can't remember what the vet did to unblock him, but he lived to tell the tale. On another, unrelated, trip to the vet he quietly and without ceremony horked up an entire mouse on the exam table. After that, the vet left standing orders to just deworm him every time he came in.

I liked that cat.

[roamer65]

30. The human antidote for anti-freeze poisoning is intravenous ethanol.

Makes sense.

[dewsgirl]

4. I saw something yesterday about making hand sanitzer

out of Vodka.

[Pachamama]

9. The alcohol in the Vodka will work...

I saw a couple of home made recipes that included this as a substitute if you can't find ethyl alcohol

Here is a simple recipe for Do it yourself hand sanitizer I have used:

Ingredients to have:

- 1 cup of Aloe Vera Gel (Glycerin as substitute)
- 5 Tbsp Rubbing Alchohol (or Vodka as substitute)
- 25 drops of Lavender Oil (natural anti-bacterial)
- 25 drops Tea Tree Oil (natural anti-bacterial)
- Distilled Water (for thinning consistency)

Optional: Other essential oil like Lemon oil, Orange oil, Peppermint oil, Cinnamon oil etc for fragrance (add 10 drops or more to desired fragrance)

Vitamin E as a carrier oil and skin conditioner can be added - 1 tsp

Instructions:

Mix aloe vera gel and rubbing alcohol in a small bowl.
Add Lavender essential oil and tea tree oil along with a drop or two of any other oils you want to add for fragrance
Mix well and add distilled water to thin to desired consistency.
Place in a pump dispenser and use.

[sl8]

35. Do you know of any evidence that this recipe works as a effective sanitizer?

Is there any evidence that this is an effective sanitizer?

By adding 8 fl. aloe vera gel to 2.5 oz of 80 proof vodka, you've diluted the ethanol concentration to 11.1% (even lower when you add other ingredients). The CDC recommends the use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol (when soap and water aare unavailable). Barring some amazing synergy when combined with the other ingredients, that 11% seems far, far too low for the vodka to be a useful ingredient. Perhaps it improves the solublity of other ingredients?

[brewens]

8. Years ago I wanted to party and a buddy had a bad cold. I told him, let's get a jug of

tequila and burn it out! He fucked up. He listened to me and paid for it. He was both hurting and sicker than a dog the next day. It did get him feeling pretty good for a few hours.

[aikoaiko]

10. Needs to by over 60%, I read somewhere.

Otherwise, the virus survives and is mean with a hangover.

[smirkymonkey]

11. Not sure, but it certainly kills the pain of living through the Trump administration.

Actually, I don't drink vodka, but I won't rule it out should things get worse.

[Niagara]

12. I use vodka to disinfect items around the house

What I don't know if it kills the emerging strain like Covid-19. I still use it and it doesn't hurt to disinfect surfaces around the home.

[intrepidity]

17. Yes. I've read it's very good for refreshing clothing

Like, between washes.

I read somewhere that it functions differently than isopropanol, but not sure of the details.

But anecdotally, people find it useful for cleaning purposes.

[Niagara]

19. Yes. Here are more uses for vodka :)

https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/the-12-best-household-uses-for-1-43876

[jpak]

14. 80 proof anything won't work as a sanitizer - it has to be 60% or more alcohol concentration

Hand sanitizers are 62% ethanol.

Your best bet is to buy 70% isopropyl alcohol as a sanitizer. (cheap).

Save the vodka for the 14 day quarantine.

[jcgoldie]

15. It definitely kills Trump Despair and Enragement Syndrome

I've done A LOT of scientific testing on this.

[Just_Vote_Dem]

18. It could kill my liver

I'll take my chances

[greytdemocrat]

21. LOL

[braddy]

23. I'll give it a try, if I don't wake up tomorrow with covfefe-19, then I guess it works, or at least

works well enough to incorporate into my covfefe-19 prevention routine.

[MontanaMama]

27. Covfefe-19

[doc03]

26. You drink enough vodka it will kill anything nt

[Malmsy]

28. I use peroxide and vinegar. You spray one then the other and let them sit.

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I started using it after I had my first kid because I read that hospitals tested it, and it killed as many germs as bleach.

I don't keep bleach in my house.

[Aristus]

31. I don't mind givng it a try...

[In_The_Wind]

38. With OJ for added vitamin C.

[Aristus]

39. A fan of screwdrivers, I see.

Me, I don't want anything to dilute the vodka...

[dalton99a]

32. Make sure it's a good brand

Smoothness is critical

[Dirty Socialist]

33. I'm sure the Russians are already on this

They are highly diligent with their vodka research projects.

[sl8]

34. Efficacy of ethanol against viruses in hand disinfection

From http://www.fha.org/files/JohnW/EM/Ethanol-hand-sanitizer-and-HAV.pdf (PDF)

Efficacy of ethanol against viruses in hand disinfection
G. Kampf*
University Medicine Greifswald, Institute for Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Greifswald, Germany

ARTICLE INFO
Article history: Received 26 June 2017 | Accepted 31 August 2017 | Available online 5 September
2017

SUMMARY
Ethanol is used worldwide in healthcare facilities for hand rubbing. It has been reported to
have a stronger and broader virucidal activity compared with propanols. The aim of this
review was to describe the spectrum of virucidal activity of ethanol in solution or as
commercially available products. A systematic search was conducted. Studies were
selected when they contained original data on reduction of viral infectivity from sus-
pension tests (49 studies) and contaminated hands (17 studies). Ethanol at 80% was highly
effective against all 21 tested, enveloped viruses within 30 s. Murine norovirus and
adenovirus type 5 are usually inactivated by ethanol between 70% and 90% in 30 s whereas
poliovirus type 1 was often found to be too resistant except for ethanol at 95% (all test
viruses of EN 14476). Ethanol at 80% is unlikely to be sufficiently effective against polio-
virus, calicivirus (FCV), polyomavirus, hepatitis A virus (HAV) and foot-and-mouth disease
virus (FMDV). The spectrum of virucidal activity of ethanol at 95%, however, covers the
majority of clinically relevant viruses. Additional acids can substantially improve the
virucidal activity of ethanol at lower concentrations against, e.g. poliovirus, FCV, poly-
omavirus and FMDV although selected viruses such as HAV may still be too resistant. The
selection of a suitable virucidal hand rub should be based on the viruses most prevalent in
a unit and on the user acceptability of the product under frequent-use conditions.

[...]

More at link.
ª 2017 The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

[sl8]

40. I'd just like to say that you people, and your faith in liquor, have touched me.

Deeply. And in a manner I usually don't care for.

Aw, now I'm getting all weepy. You guys ...