I will be starting school tomorrow and I was wandering if using hand sanitizer such as Purell would help keep me protected from swine flu? Thanks for any help!
Will using Purell or any hand sanitizer help protect me from catching swine flu?
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I will be starting school tomorrow and I was wandering if using hand sanitizer such as Purell would help keep me protected from swine flu? Thanks for any help!
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Yes Yes Yes it help! My teachers have hand sanitizer all over the schol. It just gets rid of germs so that if someone does have it your germs wont touch it.
Yes. It won’t make you immune, but the best thing you can do to minimize your chances of getting any kind of flu (or a cold) is to wash your hands regularly and try not to touch your face or food with your hands unless you just washed them. Hand sanitizers like Purrell work just as well as soap and water.
YES, you have to drink it though
it can help, make sure your sanitizer is at least 67-70% alcohol, other wise wash hands frequently
ok iv had swin flu and its jjust like getting ill i didnt eat but a drank i had 2 but if it was up 2 me i wouldnt have
swin flu ant that bad tv making it out as a killer but in fact the ppl who died had otehr pormbales eg health (a young bby new bore ppol in meco poor health i would say and didnt get da jab in da time )
if u get swin flu u wont know it what da NHS (uk) said 2 me is iv had it and ull get it wen u wont no it half ur mates would have had it and not none it its not gone kill u unless ur on eof thos unluvky thew and get it reaslly bad
and bdw pureel or hand sanitizer wont stop it iver its best 2 get it and get it iover an done with
haha i still find it funny 2 say bless me den shout out swin flu every 1 get scared haha it lok funny wen u get da odd 1 run away in fear
Using hand sanitizer can kill a lot of germs on your hands, it’s not going to get them all though, so be sure to keep them washed a lot and out of your mouth or food. Make sure the hand sanitizer says that it is at least 60% alcohol or it will not be very effective.
I think it will help some. You still need to wash your hands after you go to the bathroom and before you eat, and don’t share food or drinks with your friends.
Believe it or not, if you rub your eyes a lot or touch the inside of your nose, you can introduce infections into your body that way. So, try to keep your fingers away from your face.
washing your hands with warm water and soap is more effective than hand sanitizer.