Hand sanitizer alone isn't enough to protect you from norovirus, experts say. So it's important to know how to stay safe and ...
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With many of those pesky, annual bugs going around, local doctors are encouraging folks to wash their hands -- and get vaccinated!
In the winter months, it seems few are safe from some kind of illness — flu, COVID-19, norovirus, colds, and that’s definitely the case right now for Georgia and South Carolina.
The CDC and IDPH have reported increased numbers of norovirus in Illinois and the country, with outbreaks occurring in Will ...
Many common disinfectants (containing things like ammonia and alcohol), hand sanitizer, and even Clorox and Lysol wipes, ...
While they’re convenient when you’re on the go, hand sanitizers will not kill norovirus, per the CDC. “The alcohol in them can’t just penetrate and disrupt this virus,” says William Schaffner, M.D., ...
One study looked at a spate of norovirus outbreaks at nursing homes in New England during the winter of 2006–07, and found that locations where staff made regular use of hand sanitizers were at much ...
The number of norovirus cases is increasing across the country, including Texas. Here's a look at the virus in San Antonio.
You can also get norovirus by touching objects or surfaces that are contaminated and then putting your hands in your mouth ...