Yes, the experiments are needed. The main benefit of gloves is that they prevent a person from touching ones’ face. If I go outside, I use onetime gloves and clean my hands on return.
Right, I will readily believe that for many people with good glove hygiene, it is better to wear gloves than not. But if we’re talking about irradiation that encourages everybody to cover up, that’s a different question, especially since many people don’t own single-use gloves. Would universal use of gloves make spread better or worse? It seems like most experts say worse.
Also, on the question of whether gloves prevent a person from touching their face, it probably can be helpful for some people, but that doesn’t mean that it’s helpful overall. From the same NPR piece:
But perhaps wearing gloves would keep you from touching your face? Nope, says Landon. “We see people touch their face all the time with gloves on in the hospital.”
Adalja concurs. People wearing gloves still want to itch their faces, still want to adjust their glasses. “I know for one that when I’m wearing gloves, I do have a tendency to try to touch my face,” he says.
A joke: so the best way for air travel would be transport sedated people in boxes.
No joke: The plane crew could provide gloves to people inside a plane. This one-time gloves could be covered with virus killing material like coper, which will also protect against UV.
Yes, the experiments are needed. The main benefit of gloves is that they prevent a person from touching ones’ face. If I go outside, I use onetime gloves and clean my hands on return.
Right, I will readily believe that for many people with good glove hygiene, it is better to wear gloves than not. But if we’re talking about irradiation that encourages everybody to cover up, that’s a different question, especially since many people don’t own single-use gloves. Would universal use of gloves make spread better or worse? It seems like most experts say worse.
Also, on the question of whether gloves prevent a person from touching their face, it probably can be helpful for some people, but that doesn’t mean that it’s helpful overall. From the same NPR piece:
A joke: so the best way for air travel would be transport sedated people in boxes.
No joke: The plane crew could provide gloves to people inside a plane. This one-time gloves could be covered with virus killing material like coper, which will also protect against UV.