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Is hibiclens effective in killing norovirus?
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Norovirus: Ina study at Emory U. norovirus was placed on fingers of volunteers and allowed to dry. One liquid antibacterial soap and one popular brand of an alcohol-based hand sanitizer to see how effective they were. They found that washing the fingers with plain water gave the greatest reduction in virus. Check Dr. Pengbo Liu
Answered 1/5/2019
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