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1. Thank you. NT

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Wed Mar 11, 2020, 05:27 PM

Mar 2020

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Wear Gloves -- and here's why, by Laurie Garrett [View all] mainer Mar 2020 OP

Thank you. NT enough Mar 2020 #1

Hold on. Those are wool or woven gloves intrepidity Mar 2020 #2

Yes, she doesn't say latex gloves mainer Mar 2020 #3

You can use hand sanitizer or soap and water to clean disposable gloves uppityperson Mar 2020 #5

Haha, I worked in the South Pacific where we cleaned latex gloves mainer Mar 2020 #9

There is that. uppityperson Mar 2020 #15

This. Even wearing gloves, I would use foam alcohol intrepidity Mar 2020 #26

Yes. It's all about public education intrepidity Mar 2020 #8

I have to disagree about the mask. She has never been in a Covid-19 epidemic. 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #4

Masks are most useful if they're worn by those already infected mainer Mar 2020 #7

That's true. And without testing, who is going to know?? 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #10

More to the point, if everyone wore masks intrepidity Mar 2020 #11

Very good point. mainer Mar 2020 #12

Yes. Trump fucked up, so we're past containment intrepidity Mar 2020 #17

Yep. Delphinus Mar 2020 #19

That's exactly right. LisaL Mar 2020 #22

I wear nitrile coated, stretchy, form fitting gardening gloves. CottonBear Mar 2020 #6

I bought a really nice and warm pair Raftergirl Mar 2020 #13

Wow, 4 hours ago I was in Harbor Freight safeinOhio Mar 2020 #14

Unless you wash the gloves in bleach, aren't you just getting germs on your washing machine emmaverybo Mar 2020 #16

The virus is actually very vulnerable to soap and water intrepidity Mar 2020 #18

Thanks. emmaverybo Mar 2020 #31

No, the outer coating of the virus is pretty fragile, so it's killed by soap, water, and Nay Mar 2020 #20

Thank you. emmaverybo Mar 2020 #30

So Basically... jayfish Mar 2020 #21

Gloves minimize the transmission from objects being touched to your hands. Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #23

Can't we do both? Raftergirl Mar 2020 #24

You Can. jayfish Mar 2020 #25

My pulmonologist told me to wear a mask if in crowds. apcalc Mar 2020 #27

The virus infects through respiration. Staying away from people who breathe is your best bet. tinrobot Mar 2020 #28

Cloth gloves? Is that what she means? procon Mar 2020 #29

Interesting. She also shoots down wearing masks. cwydro Mar 2020 #32

You can wash your hands until they are bloody, Nature Man Mar 2020 #33

Question: Would cotton gloves be sufficient? lady lib Mar 2020 #34