aubie1996

As a microbiologist I can say hand sanitizer does absolutely NOTHING to protect you from Noro. The alcohol can’t penetrate its viral outer layer. Please wash your hands every time you can. You should wash for at least 20 seconds. I sing happy birthday song in my head. This is how I know I have washed long enough. Also Clorox wipes do not kill Noro virus on surfaces unless you have contact for at least 15 minutes

All EcoHydra products contain the active ingredient Benzalkonium chloride (BAC). The problem with this is BAC are not effective against Noro at low concentrations or low contact times. BAC needs contact time of 10 minutes or higher on a hard surface .

Hand sanitizer is not effective against noro virus because the virus has a thick outer coating that alcohol and peroxide have a difficult time penetrating. There are new studies that are proving sanitizers and wipes would need to maintain 15 minutes of contact with the virus to render kill the virus. Soap and water is more effective than anything. Many of the wipes that claim to kill noro are having to remove this label.

I am confused. Why did the driver in Copenhagen speak Dutch?

Please see this link for travel requirements. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/UnitedKingdom.html