Why does the Centers for Disease Control and other government agencies recommend alcohol-based gels when soap and water are not available? Why have alcohol-free products been ignored?
In the midst of the 2009 H1N1 outbreak, officials from the CDC stated official hand hygiene guidelines had not been updated since first being published in 1996. These same officials cautioned against the use of alcohol based hand sanitizers in a variety of settings. Federal agencies such as the U.S. Military and Homeland Defense are […]
Why doesn’t the CDC update their recommendations to take new technologies into account?
According to officials at the CDC, “We do not perform research. We can only tell people to do their own research before purchasing a product.”
