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…  A disease specialist contacted by Yahoo News says that the stuff probably works, but soap definitely works, so wash your hands.

Peter Gulick, an infectious disease specialist with the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, tells Yahoo Lifestyle that the alcohol in hand sanitizers is toxic enough to handle enveloped viruses, but says that “the FDA wants to be really certain and really careful of how [products] word things.”

Gulick says that washing your hands with soap and water is the best way to prevent yourself from getting sick. “Wash your hands as often as you can,” he says. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that it doesn’t matter whether the water is warm or cold, and recommends scrubbing your hands for 20 seconds (the equivalent of singing the “Happy Birthday” song twice.)  …