This pic says it all.

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Link to tweet

[OhZone]

1. Um -

can't dogs get the virus or, at least, be a way to carry the germs?

[TrogL]

3. Not so far

Just like we can’t catch HIV from a feline-HIV positive cat.

[Duppers]

8. WHO gave an emphatic no.

https://vetmed.illinois.edu/pet_column/coronavirus-pets/


See post below.

[Sentath]

4. Canids in general do not appear to be susceptible to this virus

And fur is just another (complicated) surface to sanitize.

[FailureToCommunicate]

5. Carry, maybe. But ss long as that medical person washes hands and doesn't touch their face after a

bit of comfort dog time, they'll be fine.

[Duppers]

7. No. WHO advised there's NO evidence...

The World Health Organization currently advises that there is no evidence to suggest that dogs or cats can be infected with the new coronavirus.

https://vetmed.illinois.edu/pet_column/coronavirus-pets/

[FailureToCommunicate]

11. Sure, the pets don't get it, but if their fur has been sprayed with a sneeze, would YOU risk...

petting it? Virus can be deposited on ANY surface. And experts say that while it somewhat harder to get the virus transferred off of soft surfaces like dog or cat hair, paper bags, cardboard, fuzzy gloves, etc than off of hard surfaces like a handrail, but still, it's possible.

That was my only point for the comment above.

And yes, I know that wasn't the point of the picture anyway.

[Duppers]

13. You've very valid pts

My apologies. 🙏

[FailureToCommunicate]

14. No apology needed. We're all learning. We're all guinea pigs too unfortunately.

[safeinOhio]

2. Doggie on duty

As always.
Our little ankle bitter is always between his mom and the door. Not me, but always mom.

[kimbutgar]

6. Is this one of the health care workers MF45 accused of stealing masks and gloves?

I am still seething over that statement.

[Totally Tunsie]

9. Lovely, but I'm surprised to see her wearing her rings.

It's been found that bacteria can get trapped in rings, and hand-washing often misses it.

https://www.insider.com/coronavirus-stop-wearing-weddings-rings-watches-experts-say-2020-3

A 2018 study from researchers at Georgia State University found that when healthcare providers wore rings to their jobs, the area where the rings sat on their skin provided "a protected area in which bacteria can flourish," the researchers wrote. They also found that people who didn't wear rings and washed their hands were able to kill more germs than those who wore rings.

Hand sanitizer could also be less effective if you wear rings. A 2003 study found that nurses who wore rings and applied hand sanitizer, used sanitizer wipes, or washed their hands with antimicrobial soap had more bacteria on their hands afterwards than those who didn't wear rings and did the same hygiene procedures.

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10. I'm sure she wears gloves when she sees patients.

She probably has a stash in her locker from all those boxes she stole from the supply closet.

[FailureToCommunicate]

12. The rings are on her other hand. Further heartache to add to her exhaustion ?