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          Hand Sanitizer Safety and Use Communication ToolkitCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Hand Sanitizer Safety and Use Communication Toolkit
  
  					FDA communication materials for consumers, patients, and health care professionals to help increase hand sanitizer safety
	
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	Fact sheet
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	Hand Sanitizer Safety Video
 An image of two circles surrounded by numbers. One circle shows a person sitting at a desk with a computer. The other circle shows a bottle of hand sanitizer.

Infographic

A 1-page infographic about hand sanitizer use and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic for health care professionals to share with their patients, consumers and staff

Spanish-language infographic

Social Media Messages

A 3-page PDF with social media messages and links to graphics for:

Handwashing
	Health care professional messages
	General hand sanitizer messages

Spanish language social media messages

Download social media with graphics:

English and Spanish social media kits

Clinician Drop-in Newsletter Article

A 2-page newsletter article on hand sanitizer safety during the COVID-19 pandemic to use on websites or in e-newsletters

Spanish-language clinician drop-in-newsletter article

Frequently Asked Questions for Health Care Professionals on Hand Sanitizer Safety

Responses for health care professionals to questions patients commonly ask about hand sanitizer safety during the COVID-19 pandemic

Spanish-language responses for health care professionals to questions patients commonly ask about hand sanitizer safety during the COVID-19 pandemic

Fact Sheet

A 2-page PDF patient fact sheet about hand sanitizer safety and use

Spanish-language patient fact sheet about hand sanitizer safety and use

Hand Sanitizer Quiz

Test your knowledge about hand sanitizers in 10 questions with this fun, online quiz.

Spanish-language quiz

Consumer Articles and Video

Is Your Hand Sanitizer on FDA’s List of Products You Should Not Use?

This article gives step-by-step directions on how to use FDA's list of hand sanitizers with problems.

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Step-by-Step Search Guide (PDF)

Safely Using Hand Sanitizer

An FDA Consumer Update on hand sanitizer safety in 600 words, written in plain language, and available in 5 other languages:

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Hand Sanitizer Safety Video

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