Just a thought....

PopsnTuff

PopsnTuff

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Been wondering how the effects of inhaling the disinfecting fumes will affect the kids, teachers and the staff....particularly if its taking place during the day after each class of students travel to another classroom.....which I hope isn't happening at all.....overnight cleaning I know is okay but wondering if done everynight, the next day's air is safe to breathe, hmmm....anyone's thoughts on this?
 

Good thought. I’ve wondered about that too. Also about the surface residues accumulating and being absorbed into the skin of the hands etc. I haven’t done any reading on exactly what the stuff is that they are using, haven’t seen anything about any studies of the long term effects of the products.
 
Can't be good, as exposure to chemicals and cleaners have been linked to cancer for the longest time, and I highly suspect as more research is invested into Covid-19 along with the use of disinfectants, etc, findings will surface related to sickness and other health woes.
 

I agree. My use of hand sanitizer is limited to when I cannot get to soap and water, mostly when just leaving a store and before entering my car.

No need for disinfecting wipes because soap and water are sufficient in a household where nobody's sick and contact with the outside world is almost nil.
 
StarSong said:
I agree. My use of hand sanitizer is limited to when I cannot get to soap and water, mostly when just leaving a store and before entering my car.

No need for disinfecting wipes because soap and water are sufficient in a household where nobody's sick and contact with the outside world is almost nil.
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Some of those disinfectant wipes aren't enough either. The ones they got for us at work turned out to be the wrong kind. We needed something stronger apparently. I'm not sure.
 
Since most of us can't purchase the lysol products due to unavailability in the stores, I wonder how they get theirs....its gotta be in bulk from warehouses that provide to schools and cleaning companies.....and if that's not available, diluted bleach is probably what they're using, but does that alone address killing the virus on surfaces? I know 77% alcohol does but I doubt they're using any of that.....
and hydrogen peroxide alone doesn't do the trick either...

Members here with relatives who are school teachers can possibly shed some light on this cuz they have access to the district’s written pandemic response plan (emergency response plan and must be posted on district websites) and all written policies/procedures that may be relevant in a pandemic.
 
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Sunny said:
My hand sanitizer says "anti-bacterial" on the bottle. I have to wonder, how can this offer any protection against a virus?
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Most do both, kill bacteria and viruses, they just take a longer time to kill viruses, usually you'd have to keep your hands wet with the sanitizer for 3 minutes to kill the virus. Pretty much nobody is doing that. Just wiping down your car for example with a disinfectant wipe isn't doing much. Again the surface must remain wet for 3-4 minutes. Read the small print on whatever you're using.
 

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