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I wouldn't use anything, if the BBC is reporting that making your own sanitiser is a waste of time then that's good enough for me. I think the point the expert is making is that stuff you have lying around at home won't work.
I very much agree with you on this
It should be in addition
to hand washing in situations where there is no soap and water available.But I think there's concern that some people think sanitiser is an alternative to hand washing. Which I can well believe, unfortunately.
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My old workplace taught us to sanitise if there was no visible dirt and wash if there was...
Also got a shiver at the mention of fecal eruptions... We had a client come in who was clearly very ill, was puking and shitting by 10am... A colleague and I gave him a full change and wash, used a whole packet of wet wipes on the poor fella... I was wearing a plastic apron, gloves and a mask, there was shit and puke fucking everywhere... I was so traumatised afterwards I needed to take a thirty minute break and smoke half a dozen fags...
There are some things I don't miss about being a support worker...
And I wondered why I was always sick in that job?!?
Why would you use Vodka? Just use isopropyl alcohol at 99% mixed down to around 70% with glycerin, aloe vera gel or just water in a pinch. Like it says in the sentence before your quote.
How do people manage the hand washing on the tube, in the supermarket or generally out and
about amongst people? I don't understand the arguments soap vs. sanitizer. You are not going to use the sanitizer instead of hand washing at home are you? It should be in addition
to hand washing in situations where there is no soap and water available.