Re: Wearing Gloves?

haddon9 · ‎03-09-2010

@SeaMaiden wrote:
@Boehm Collector wrote:
@Mimi 1883 wrote:
@FlowerBear I don't know about gloves helping or not. Now, I'm not sure if wearing masks help - my husband keeps telling me that wearing masks doesn't help. ?? He went to Costco the other day and he had a mask with him as I *think* Costco will not let you in the store if you weren't wearing one. My husband is one who doesn't worry about things though (he's fairly calm), so I'm just not sure. 😐
@Mimi 1883 and @FlowerBear ... the CDC says that wearing masks does not protect people from getting sick. They only help a person who is ill from infecting others. However, in NJ our governor has made it mandatory to wear masks when going to a store. I don't know about gloves.... but I do wear them. As soon as I am finished with my shopping I throw them out and wash my hands thoroughly. I make sure not to touch my face ... until I have washed my hands.
@Boehm Collector So I am confused about what you think the gloves are saving you from... the gloves touch everything... just like your hands would... you do not touch your face with the gloves on OR OFF... Then you take them off and throw them away... and wash your hands... just like you would if you did not wear gloves...

Seems like the gloves are really doing nothing. You can get the virus with the gloves or not.. the virus is either on the glove or your hands.. but you can not get the virus through your hands... and you are washing your hands and cleaning them as soon as you leave the store...

@SeaMaiden My thoughts exactly regarding gloves...unless you have a cut on your hand (can the virus infect through a cut?), I don't understand the point of wearing gloves.

Reever · ‎03-14-2010

@haddon9 wrote:
@SeaMaiden wrote:
@Boehm Collector wrote:
@Mimi 1883 wrote:
@FlowerBear I don't know about gloves helping or not. Now, I'm not sure if wearing masks help - my husband keeps telling me that wearing masks doesn't help. ?? He went to Costco the other day and he had a mask with him as I *think* Costco will not let you in the store if you weren't wearing one. My husband is one who doesn't worry about things though (he's fairly calm), so I'm just not sure. 😐
@Mimi 1883 and @FlowerBear ... the CDC says that wearing masks does not protect people from getting sick. They only help a person who is ill from infecting others. However, in NJ our governor has made it mandatory to wear masks when going to a store. I don't know about gloves.... but I do wear them. As soon as I am finished with my shopping I throw them out and wash my hands thoroughly. I make sure not to touch my face ... until I have washed my hands.
@Boehm Collector So I am confused about what you think the gloves are saving you from... the gloves touch everything... just like your hands would... you do not touch your face with the gloves on OR OFF... Then you take them off and throw them away... and wash your hands... just like you would if you did not wear gloves...

Seems like the gloves are really doing nothing. You can get the virus with the gloves or not.. the virus is either on the glove or your hands.. but you can not get the virus through your hands... and you are washing your hands and cleaning them as soon as you leave the store...
@SeaMaiden My thoughts exactly regarding gloves...unless you have a cut on your hand (can the virus infect through a cut?), I don't understand the point of wearing gloves.

I have not left the house in almost 2 months but when I get the mail I put on a pair of latex gloves then discard them. There is no such thing as too many precautions when dealing with this scourge.