Doctors and editors share the best hand sanitizers to shop for based on alcohol percentage, ingredients and more.

Hand sanitizer is simply not as effective against norovirus as it at killing other pathogens due to the virus's firm shell, ...

Unfortunately, one expected tool — hand sanitizer — simply isn't as effective against this particular pathogen. Norovirus is very contagious, the CDC warns, and it spreads from person to ...

While people with norovirus are most contagious when they have symptoms (especially vomiting), the CDC explains, they can continue to spread the virus for two weeks or even longer. Hand sanitizer ...

So, while you can use hand sanitizer in addition to washing your hands, the CDC says, hand sanitizer is not an effective replacement for hand-washing — especially when it comes to preventing ...

There were 91 suspected or confirmed norovirus outbreaks reported in the United States in the first week of December, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), exceeding the ...

The CDC advises thorough hand washing and sanitation over using hand sanitizers, which are ineffective against norovirus. Cases of Norovirus, also known as the 'stomach flu' or the 'stomach bug ...

One doctor emphasizes that regardless of the strain of flu, it’s essential to follow the guidelines we used during the ...

While they’re convenient when you’re on the go, hand sanitizers will not kill norovirus, per the CDC. “The alcohol in them can’t just penetrate and disrupt this virus,” says William ...