In the effort to prevent mass swine (H1N1, or "hiney") flu infections, my employer is working to prevent viral infection by putting a antibacterial hand cleanser on each desk.
OK, it'll probably reduce the chances of getting swine flu and "something bacterial" at the same time....but I still find humor in it.
It's also coming out (h/t Cold Fusion Guy) that swine flu vaccine is slow to get to the public....it's as if the government took over distribution, and since the profit motive didn't spur work, it's not getting done.
Government healthcare is sounding more and more like that cart on Monty Python.....
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I suppose the activity of using the cleanser and then wiping it off (if people wipe it off) might have some of the desired effect of just getting stuff off your hands.
That whole non-water based anti-bacterial gel thing always creeps me out, though. People frequently give it to kids before feeding them. Well, if they use that, they might not have any bacteria anymore (though why it matters more if the bacteria is on you when you're eating than when you're not, I'm not sure -- you get sick from eating stuff because the FOOD has bacteria in it) but their hands will still be DIRTY if they don't wash them!
Actually, most antibacterials are something like 60% alcohol, nearly 40% water, and just enough glippety glop in it to make it glippety gloppety and smell nice.
I'm guessing it really does help if you can persuade someone who doesn't wash their hands anyways to use it....alcohol is a good cleaner and kills bacteria, too.
But not viruses. D'oh!
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