Hand Sanitizers and Soaps Put to the Test

ABC's Dr. Richard Besser compares the best ways for killing germs

[jeethuutube]

A 7 year old video is so important now.

[uiop]

SARS-CoV-2
Remember when we worried about bacteria?
Ahhh the good ol' days.

[markbroad]

I feel soap works better because your rinsing the bacteria off, hand sanitizer you leave the "dead" bacteria on your hands still.

[TheLyricsGuy]

Who else is watching this so they don’t die?

[medburyville]

Good study. Washing with soap and water keeps me healthy....just like my mother told me.

[trulyjulie]

They are not stating the obvious here. When you are out and about, using shopping trollies, handling items in stores, using credit cards, cash machines etc you cant just wash your hands. Hand sanitizing gels are what you use! When you get home, first thing you do is get your hands washed properly with hot water and soap for at least half a minute or more. Please use common sense people.

[Competitive_Antagonist]

1:48
I'm no pathologist, but the anti bacterial soap seems a lot better here.

[movieswithharsha]

I pray for everyone's health and safety //

[VelvetGal]

Whether at home, work, or during travel, when I have access to a sink & liquid soap - I will wash my hands each change I can. I'm into washing my hands. So, like this video said, that's the #1 method for me. When I travel & don't have access to a sink. Then I use hand sanitizer. I always carry one. The one I'm currently using is The Body Shop's purifying hand gel in Absinthe. The Pink Grapefruit & Mango ones are good. I like Purell, Scentsy, & Bath & Body Works' hand sanitizers as well.

[toddmarks]

Umm why are they saying soap is better? I seen less germs with the hand sanitizer in the Petri dish

[jegr]

where do they sell this, so called, hand sanitizer?

[ShinjiniBose]

News anchor: " in this season of flues"

The world: _laughs in 7 years_

[Kdyzmnznzangarabalalmangaramal]

nice i have 5 liters hand sanitizer with 70% alcohol. i thought 70 % is not enough to kill viruses. thanks now i know it works. 🙏

[soapdeluxe]

being a creator of handmade luxury soap I am well aware of. the benefits of washing with it

[heidiholtz]

Bacteria are not viruses. Different viruses do not all have the same susceptibility. Chlorhexidine or iodine scrub are the known winners. Not isopropyl alcohol alone. Remember the evaporation and contact time very important.

[Phlegethon]

170 million doesn’t seem like much before covid. That’s on my fifty cents a person.

[guitarsrcool]

Warning don't buy from Amazon. They are selling hand sanitizers that say 60mls but 60mls is only 2 ounces and they want 7-10 dollars for it. Some also want shipping costs. I complained to Amazon yesterday.

[jacobeksor]

I am Montagnard jarai indigenous live in California I use sanitizer and wash my hands with soap 20 second and avoid crowd.

[davoinshowerhandle]

I have doubts in every thing people say whenever It has included the word NEWS.

[doctorcleanhandhygienedisp]

If you're at home, washing with soap is suggestable, but if you're outside, and not available to washing hands, let's using 60% or above based hand sanitiser to sanitizing hands.