So it turns out I made a mistake.
Among other things, this once again reinforces the notion that I am human and fallible.
My previous entry explained my lack of trust of hand sanitizers. for the reason that they do not kill viruses. It turns out that I was only partially correct. Hand sanitizers inactivate (not kill, as most current research suggests viruses are not alive) non-enveloped viruses, and have little to no effect on enveloped viruses. sadly (or not sadly), the flu is an enveloped virus.
However, hand sanitizer does kill many of the bacteria that help our own bodies defend against other bacteria, and is no substitute for good old soap and water.
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