I disagree with what this person is saying.
Cloth gloves that go straight into the laundry would seem to make sense too.
Exactly.
I use gloves that I take off and toss in the wash with soap and bleach to use when I’m in the car.
When I get home, I still wash my hands and dont touch my face.
But this moron needs to sound like he has some big insight, so let’s tell people gloves will make it “worse”. Frigging idiot.
I carry on as usual with hands conducting transactions, errands etc...after I’m all done I wipe down hands steering wheel door knobs with an alcohol soaked paper towel.
Of course I haven’t been out in a week...planting lilly bulbs and weeding gardens. Quite busy!
The article should have been more specific. I assume that they are talking about rubber gloves. It would seem that fabric gloves would offer protection on dry surfaces that other people have been touching without some of the disadvantages of rubber gloves. Obviously the gloves themselves could hold some of the germs, but the amount that one would likely get from handling the gloves later would likely be miniscule compared to touching the surface or someone’s hands directly. And the gloves can be carefully removed and washed. This is one of the reasons women especially wore fabric gloves in public in earlier times.
Dittoes ... Which is better, to get the ‘droplets’ on your skin or on vinyl gloves?
Dittoes ... Which is better, to get the ‘droplets’ on your skin or on vinyl gloves?
Same here. How stupid do they think we are!
just finding gloves is the problem. I hate those bulky gloves.
I have used those tight vinyl gloves forever to clean things where I need a tight fit. Processing foods and esp. meats.
Wearing gloves is stupid only if you are stupid and think they are magic. But it is not stupid to wear latex/nitrite disposable gloves while you are out and dispose of them as soon as you get in your car, or as soon as you get home if using public transportation. And wearing latex/nitrite disposable gloves or not, do not touch your eyes, nose or mouth with your hands. Doing that much you have protected yourself from touching any droplets any infected person sneezed onto a surface and wearing gloves in that fashion is a good idea. Then, if next you are getting in the car and disposing of your throw-away gloves, sanitize your formerly gloved hands. And still wash you hands as soon as you get home.
I think he’s talking about regular gloves because I thought of that also.
I do the same thing.
Years ago my dr showed me a trick he uses to peel the gloves off and they end up inside out so the contaminated surface is on the inside.
I disagree as well.
The problem may be that people think they are OK with the gloves and touch things with the contaminated gloves and spread it that way.
People need to use the gloves wisely.