“Buy a reputable hand sanitiser” – Toxicologist Gerhard Verdoorn
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Breakfast with Martin Bester
Source: saafost.org.za
A wave of panic buying struck many countries when national states of disaster were announced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the absence of a vaccine in South Africa currently, hand hygiene has become a critical part of the response to COVID-19.
Washing hands at regular intervals during the day is viewed as essential, but how safe is your sanitiser and those at the door of a grocery store?
Dr Gerhard Verdoorn of the Griffon Poison Information Centre spoke to Breakfast with Martin Bester. He warns which sanitisers not to use and which are 100% safe.