Uh - I thought they told us we could just wash our hands with soap and water and we'd be okay. You mean I should go back to rubber gloves to open my mail?
Yes, but..... the contamination consists of very small particles. If our house gets contaminated via our mail, washing our hands won’t decontaminate our house, our car, or our mail box. Remember that yesterday the USPS said that they can’t guarantee that any US mail does not contain Anthrax.
We are probably safe right now, but if someone later sends out hundreds of letters all over the country, that will contaminate hundreds of post offices and millions of homes.
The Sandia press release says this stuff will kill other dangerous bacteria and chemicals too.