I keep seeing posts on the internet about people wearing gloves to the grocery store, masks Yes! but gloves, I don't think so.
I've searched online and on the CDC website and I can't find anywhere where the CDC says to wear gloves when shopping, in fact I've found more articles saying they could be worse, and applying hand sanitizer before and after shopping and then washing hands when you get home is probably the best thing to do at this point.
That's what I do, apply hand sanitizer, wipe cart, shop, load groceries in car, apply sanitizer to hands and then wash my hands vigorously when I get home and then unload groceries and wash hands again.
I wish I could find clear and defining comments from the CDC where they actually suggest wearing gloves when shopping, but I can't, if someone can, I'd really appreciate a direct quote from the CDC because there is still a lot of different misinformation being passed on by people and media outlets who quote or have a guest on who provides different information(it seems everyone is an expert).
The one clear observation from most medical professionals is, don't touch your face, especially when shopping, whether you're wearing gloves or not.
Here is one link that addresses the glove question..
https://www.menshealth.com/health/a3...cery-shopping/
Dr Fauci said as late as Mar 3, 2020 "Americans should cover their face if they have to go in public, but they should still stay isolated as much as possible".
I've yet to see any clear comments from the CDC recommending wearing gloves.
I'm not posting this to start a argument, just the opposite, and I'm not singling out any one person here. If you feel better about wearing gloves when grocery shopping, by all means do so.
It's just I've read posts on the internet, like Facebook where people are criticizing other people who they see in the store not wearing gloves, and I think that's because of the lack of information or misinformation that's out there.
I think at this point it's a personal choice, but for me, I feel more safe using the regime I posted earlier.
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