“Mexico City cancels all public events to fight flu”
Do you think it might be possible Mexico could call all their illegal aliens in the U.S. to return home to help fight the flu.... (just wishing)...
(From Wikipedia)Effectiveness
Alcohol rubs kill many different kinds of bacteria, including antibiotic resistant bacteria and TB bacteria. Alcohol rubs inactivate many different kinds of viruses, including the flu virus and the common cold virus. Alcohol rubs also kill fungus.
Not all pathogens are equally susceptible. Certain bacteria, especially the spore-forming gram positives (e.g. Clostridium difficile) are relatively resistant and remain biologically viable. During the Anthrax attacks on the United States Postal Service, authorities warned that alcohol hand rubs would not kill anthrax spores. In environments with high lipids or protein waste (such as food processing), the use of alcohol hand rubs alone may not be sufficient to ensure proper hand hygiene.
But it looks as if Purell® VF447 hand sanitizer is fairly effective. I need to look for some.
http://www.handwashingforlife.com/new_norovirus_alcohol_hand_sanitizer
I don’t think this will be a end of the world bug or even a 1914 Spanish Flu, but when you combine it with all the other things happening, well how much more until people panic, many are skittish now a hot summer localized shortages of goods and services and flu outbreak how much kinling do you have to add before you get a big fire?
I am adding more water and a couple extra bottles of beach to my preps and then praying.
Jack