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A member asked:
I keep seeing that the cdc recommends washing with soap and water over using hand sanitizer whenever possible. why is soap and water preferred?
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Water and soap: Water can wash off virus, dirts and dead cells where virus may hide, more effectively than alcohol alone. Soap by nature of its molecular structure can also de-stabilize virus protein shell, break off the virus from the skin surface.
Answered 4/30/2020
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