Warning: Getting too COVID clean can be poisonous to health

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The jugs of hand sanitizer are back on store shelves.

Dispensers are on sinks, desks and key chains.

The Washington Poison Center reports increased toxic exposures from household cleaning and disinfectant agents during the COVID-19 pandemic due to transmission precautions.

The center said hand sanitizer exposures in children up to 12 years old increased 52% from a four-month period a year ago.

Kids might be licking their hands after hand sanitizer is applied or taking a drink from the bottle, said Meghan King, a public health educator with the center.

Exposures from misuse of household cleaning products, bleach and rubbing alcohol increased 53%.

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Do not take Trump's or QAnon's advice and ingest the stuff.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

1. For some as yet unexplained reason, only adult MAGAts can safely ingest the stuff.

That's what I've heard, anyway.

Otherwise ...

[I_UndergroundPanther]

2. Cool graphic

I hope it's happening. The magats are stupid enough to push to open and refuse to wear masks.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. The Numbers Seem Unreasonable

53% more of what? 15 goes up to 23?
And "licking hands"? Really?
The inerts in hand sanitizer would taste terrible. I don't see kids excited to lick hand sanitizer.
The exposure risk is overstated in this article.
The last thing we need is people to reduce their vigilance and proper sanitization because of fear of a far less dangerous event.
Mainly, people can't transmit licking hand sanitizer to others

[mucifer]

4. Why would the alcohol from hand sanitizer be a threat?? I could see the toxic wipes on your

hands. They have lots of chemicals. I could see it being carcinogenic or something. But rubbing alcohol? Explain that one to me.

[abqtommy]

5. Rubbing alcohol is wood alcohol. It's poisonous to humans and other mammals. On the other hand,

grain alcohol is added to gasoline and can be used externally or even internally in moderation.

[mucifer]

6. Rubbing alcohol to clean your hands when you eat is not poisonous.