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Fri Dec 2, 2022, 10:30 PM

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Covid can survive on groceries for days according to new study [View all] wnylib Dec 2022 OP

Early on in the covid pandemic videos online showed us how... brush Dec 2022 #1

I believed Dr. Fauci's explanation that he personally left purchases Hortensis Dec 2022 #2

Well, that lets out apartment dwellers. LisaM Dec 2022 #29

Thank God I did not do any of that. jimfields33 Dec 2022 #3

I never did that either. BlackSkimmer Dec 2022 #15

The research now is saying that the risks of Long Covid and possible damage to the heart pnwmom Dec 2022 #26

we did all that for 2 years and finally slacked off after vaccine #3 yellowdogintexas Dec 2022 #30

Pancreatitis can be deadly - Ms. Toad Dec 2022 #46

True, who knows? The virus is spread mostly by inhalation. wnylib Dec 2022 #6

A friend of mine... 2naSalit Dec 2022 #10

Grocery stores sometimes use vinegar water to preserve produce. wnylib Dec 2022 #18

Good to know! 2naSalit Dec 2022 #24

A vinegar rinse Chellee Dec 2022 #23

That was her reason for doing it. 2naSalit Dec 2022 #45

Our hospital infection control nurse used to emphasize that soap and most littlemissmartypants Dec 2022 #25

I'm not worried. Fiendish Thingy Dec 2022 #4

I feel the same way Fiendish...you know when I got Covid? I took my mask off for a wedding Demsrule86 Dec 2022 #11

I agree. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2022 #28

Not noted in this article but, Quakerfriend Dec 2022 #5

Most viruses are kept in freezers in labs. BlackSkimmer Dec 2022 #16

This article doesn't contradict anything but provides more confirming info. Hortensis Dec 2022 #7

"If you're not going to wash salad items or cook raw veggies..." good advice even w/o COVID! NullTuples Dec 2022 #31

your takeaway from this should be that there is zero reason to clean food packaging. Takket Dec 2022 #8

I am sorry but that is BS...Covid has taught us that viruses like colds and flus are transmitted Demsrule86 Dec 2022 #9

Not quite accurate. First, covid is not the flu. wnylib Dec 2022 #14

Mucous membranes, entry point. eom littlemissmartypants Dec 2022 #27

Pay wall. love_katz Dec 2022 #12

Nooooooooooooo not this again!! intrepidity Dec 2022 #13

I wonder what the level of transmission this way has been Meowmee Dec 2022 #17

Agree. I think covid is mainly transmitted by air droplets, wnylib Dec 2022 #20

I will google it to see Meowmee Dec 2022 #22

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What a peculiar sense of humor. wnylib Dec 2022 #21

Don't lick the credit card keypad mahina Dec 2022 #32

I lick it every time I swipe my card, because I'm the Rambo of virus deniers. But, seriously, unless Martin68 Dec 2022 #35

lol. Was her last name Clouseau? mahina Dec 2022 #39

My spouse & I usually use hand sanitizer after the checkout after loading bags into the car NullTuples Dec 2022 #40

OK, it's like the germs on your kitchen counter. Do they survive in the number necessary to Martin68 Dec 2022 #33

Link to the actual study: NullTuples Dec 2022 #34

Thanks for the more complete background information. wnylib Dec 2022 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Yavin4 Dec 2022 #37

Everyone on planet earth will be exposed to covid at some point in their lives. Yavin4 Dec 2022 #38

The study's actual conclusions are not worrisome IMHO. nt Celerity Dec 2022 #41

I've always considered packaging to be contaminated with -something-. Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2022 #42

I still wipe down all grocery packages. I started at the beginning of the pandemic..nt helpisontheway Dec 2022 #43

I can survive on groceries for a few days too Silent3 Dec 2022 #44

I too can survive for days on groceries. Maru Kitteh Dec 2022 #47