dianeseattle
Member
I think I may have posted about this before, but I'm going to do it again, in my attempt to perform a public service.
Purell is a scam. I can't believe how completely they've duped our entire healthcare system. Purell is 60 percent alcohol and 40 percent other stuff, including aloe vera gel.
When I last saw my doctor, at the beginning of quarantine, I brought with me a plastic bag full of Clorox wipes and I was wearing latex gloves I put on in the parking lot before I walked in. I passed through the door and was practically blocked by a huge display of Purell and a sign asking patients to use it before they took another step forward. I held up my hands and refused, and later I said to my doctor, "No way am I ever going to "sanitize" my hands at a Purell dispenser when countless other hands have been." We talked about Purell and she confirmed that alcohol isn't effective.
Alcohol is an antiseptic, not anti-bacterial or anti-viral. It's used to clean the surface of the skin before inserting a needle because it does clean the surface for a few seconds. It's momentarily effective to battle "germs," a term that is broadly defined.
Even if a doctor uses Purell, he/she will immediately snap a pair of nitrile or latex gloves on it immediately after. And people who use Purell don't know how to apply it. Experts say to squirt a blob onto your palm, then rub all over and between fingers for 30 seconds. Then let it air-dry. Never use a towel.
But it's only a way to cleanse your hands when you can't find soap and a sink, and even that use is not recommended during the pandemic.
I had a corona virus in 2002 when it was called SARS. A lot of corona viruses exist, They get the designation by looking like a crown, or "corona," including the HIV virus. the first graphic below is HIV and the second is COVID19.
Although the method of transmission is different in HIV (though you could spread COVID by sexual congress) there is no cure or vaccine for COVID19.
You probably already know that.
Antibiotics, including soap, only battle bacteria.
All we can do is avoid contact by staying home, and when absolutely necessary, wear protective gear when going out.
I wish we were protecting our heroes more, and because of my concern for them, I do not support the protesters who think it's been long enough and they should be allowed to get back to business and play. I agree with them on a Constitutional level, but the stay-at-home order is our only defense right now.
And I want to say, regarding medical workers at all levels, in response to certain idiots who think that this is why we have medical workers, that that is bullshit. No one who went to medical school or took a job in a hospital cafeteria or as a housekeeper EVER imagined they'd be facing an international plague. So many of them have died now because they were caring for others, and if only for that reason, we should revere and protect them. If the mobs get loose, the virus will spread and there will not be a capability of medical care because the hospitals are overfilled and the providers died. Sometimes I wish they'd walk off their jobs, simply because I want them to be safe. But I know the best thing now is to do as much as we can to protect them, by not getting sick and not taxing their limits of care.
Rant over. Notice, I wrote this under General Chat and I'm not claiming any expertise. I'm sharing the few things I know, and I wish I knew more. If I could be suited up hermetically, I'd gladly go mop floors, empty bedpans and carry out contaminated waste from hospitals, for free. Shame on me for qualifying that offer with my need for protection.
Purell is a scam. I can't believe how completely they've duped our entire healthcare system. Purell is 60 percent alcohol and 40 percent other stuff, including aloe vera gel.
When I last saw my doctor, at the beginning of quarantine, I brought with me a plastic bag full of Clorox wipes and I was wearing latex gloves I put on in the parking lot before I walked in. I passed through the door and was practically blocked by a huge display of Purell and a sign asking patients to use it before they took another step forward. I held up my hands and refused, and later I said to my doctor, "No way am I ever going to "sanitize" my hands at a Purell dispenser when countless other hands have been." We talked about Purell and she confirmed that alcohol isn't effective.
Alcohol is an antiseptic, not anti-bacterial or anti-viral. It's used to clean the surface of the skin before inserting a needle because it does clean the surface for a few seconds. It's momentarily effective to battle "germs," a term that is broadly defined.
Even if a doctor uses Purell, he/she will immediately snap a pair of nitrile or latex gloves on it immediately after. And people who use Purell don't know how to apply it. Experts say to squirt a blob onto your palm, then rub all over and between fingers for 30 seconds. Then let it air-dry. Never use a towel.
But it's only a way to cleanse your hands when you can't find soap and a sink, and even that use is not recommended during the pandemic.
I had a corona virus in 2002 when it was called SARS. A lot of corona viruses exist, They get the designation by looking like a crown, or "corona," including the HIV virus. the first graphic below is HIV and the second is COVID19.
Although the method of transmission is different in HIV (though you could spread COVID by sexual congress) there is no cure or vaccine for COVID19.
You probably already know that.
Antibiotics, including soap, only battle bacteria.
All we can do is avoid contact by staying home, and when absolutely necessary, wear protective gear when going out.
I wish we were protecting our heroes more, and because of my concern for them, I do not support the protesters who think it's been long enough and they should be allowed to get back to business and play. I agree with them on a Constitutional level, but the stay-at-home order is our only defense right now.
And I want to say, regarding medical workers at all levels, in response to certain idiots who think that this is why we have medical workers, that that is bullshit. No one who went to medical school or took a job in a hospital cafeteria or as a housekeeper EVER imagined they'd be facing an international plague. So many of them have died now because they were caring for others, and if only for that reason, we should revere and protect them. If the mobs get loose, the virus will spread and there will not be a capability of medical care because the hospitals are overfilled and the providers died. Sometimes I wish they'd walk off their jobs, simply because I want them to be safe. But I know the best thing now is to do as much as we can to protect them, by not getting sick and not taxing their limits of care.
Rant over. Notice, I wrote this under General Chat and I'm not claiming any expertise. I'm sharing the few things I know, and I wish I knew more. If I could be suited up hermetically, I'd gladly go mop floors, empty bedpans and carry out contaminated waste from hospitals, for free. Shame on me for qualifying that offer with my need for protection.
