Hand Washing & Sanitizing to Inactivate COVID-19 Coronavirus
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2020-07-08

My recipes for DIY hand sanitizer and surface disinfectant for SARS-CoV-2, and how to wash hands and sanitize properly to inactivate COVID-19.

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This is the 12th in my 17-video series on pandemics and COVID-19. If you missed any, check out: 
· Where Do Deadly Coronaviruses Like MERS-CoV Come From? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/where-do-deadly-coronaviruses-like-mers-cov-come-from)
· The SARS Coronavirus and Wet Markets (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-sars-coronavirus-and-wet-markets)
· Where Did the COVID-19 Coronavirus Come From? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/where-did-the-covid-19-coronavirus-come-from)
· The Last Coronavirus Pandemic May Have Been Caused by Livestock (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-last-coronavirus-pandemic-may-have-been-caused-by-livestock)
· R0 and Incubation Periods: How Other Coronavirus Outbreaks Were Stopped (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/r0-and-incubation-periods-how-other-coronavirus-outbreaks-were-stopped)
· Social Distancing, Lockdowns & Testing: How to Slow the COVID-19 Pandemic (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/social-distancing-lockdowns-testing-how-to-slow-the-covid-19-pandemic)
· COVID-19 Symptoms vs. the Flu, a Cold or Allergies (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/covid-19-symptoms-vs-the-flu-a-cold-or-allergies)
· Modifiable Risk Factors and Comorbidities for Severe COVID-19 Infection (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/modifiable-risk-factors-and-comorbidities-for-severe-covid-19-infection)
· The Immune System and COVID-19 Treatment (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-immune-system-and-covid-19-treatment)
· Would Zinc Lozenges Help with COVID-19? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/would-zinc-lozenges-help-with-covid-19)
· How to Avoid COVID-19 (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-avoid-covid-19)

We’ll round out the series with:
· What to Do if You Come Down with COVID-19 (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/what-to-do-if-you-come-down-with-covid-19)
· The Best Mask or DIY Face Covering for COVID-19 (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-best-mask-or-diy-face-covering-for-covid-19)
· How COVID-19 Ends: Vaccination, Mutations, and Herd Immunity (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-covid-19-ends-vaccination-mutations-and-herd-immunity)
· The COVID-19 Pandemic May Just Be a Dress Rehearsal (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-covid-19-pandemic-may-just-be-a-dress-rehearsal)
· How to Prevent the Next Pandemic (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-prevent-the-next-pandemic)

You can also get them all right now in a free (for a limited time!) digital download here (https://drgreger.org/collections/downloads/products/how-to-survive-a-pandemic-digital).  

Find the recipes for sanitizer on my COVID-19 resource page (https://nutritionfacts.org/covid-19/).

If you want a deeper dive, check out my new book How to Survive a Pandemic (https://nutritionfacts.org/how-to-survive-a-pandemic/) (note: all my proceeds from this book are donated to pandemic prevention charities).

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-Michael Greger, MD FACLM

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