Do Hand Sanitizers kill viruses?

98 % is but there r also air born diseases and viruses that r caught not by touch but from the air.If someone ate in a room with someone who had an airborn virus you would get it.I know this from experience.Hand sanitizer is good to take anywhere especially buses and when handleing money.

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I think only germs.

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Nothing beats good old fashioned hand washing....
they dont kill viral straisn only bacterial organisism they are not modern medacines today in injections etc that can kill a virus only prevent it from being able to manafest its self.
they are supposed to kill 99.97% of the germs that cause viruses
Yes, they do. Hospitals %26 clinics use them. They kill 99% bacteria %26 viruses. Excellent protection if your hands are not visibly soiled.
Hand sanitizers are a very good means of killing germs, viruses, and bacteria on your hands. It is an alcohol base, this is how it is so effective.
Spare me.

Depends on the material used.

The hospital standard ones will kill most viruses, except the most hardy - viruses tend not to survive well in the open, which is why many require fluid-fluid contact. Most bacteria will be killed or degraded by them, there are some notable exceptions through - C Diff most importantly.

Dunno about fungi and helminths though.
No. Hand sanitizers only effective against bacteria.

Viruses are a whole different ballgame.

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