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Anybody seen the crazy (Original Post) I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 OP
Sounds like demand is driving up prices. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2020 #1
All of the Walgreens downtown in my city have been out for a week htuttle Mar 2020 #2
Hand sanitizer is getting scarce. BBbats Mar 2020 #3
Hard to buy masks through work too BadgerKid Mar 2020 #4
Don't panic greytdemocrat Mar 2020 #5
CDC says don't buy masks cyclonefence Mar 2020 #6
If you report it, it will likely get taken down - Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #7

htuttle

(23,738 posts)
2. All of the Walgreens downtown in my city have been out for a week
Sun Mar 1, 2020, 02:02 AM
Mar 2020

Now, none of the grocery stores has Purell left.

I discovered you can make a reasonable substitute using isopropyl alcohol and aloe vera gel.

BBbats

(89 posts)
3. Hand sanitizer is getting scarce.
Sun Mar 1, 2020, 02:40 AM
Mar 2020

The Walgreens near me has been out.I found two 2 ounce spray bottles of a sanitizer that has coconut oil in it along with ethenol.They were $2.99 each. 90% isopropyl alcoho! Is still around but supp!ies are scarce.
I also saw people at the local Chick Fil A grabbing handfuls of the Purell towelets they give out with the condiments.
I'm going to hit the dollar store sometime today

greytdemocrat

(3,299 posts)
5. Don't panic
Sun Mar 1, 2020, 02:54 AM
Mar 2020

And don't pay ridiculous prices.

From what I've been reading the masks
won't really help unless you already have
the virus and don't want to spread it.

Personally I think this is all over blown.

cyclonefence

(4,483 posts)
6. CDC says don't buy masks
Sun Mar 1, 2020, 08:44 AM
Mar 2020
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/29/health/coronavirus-mask-hysteria-us-trnd/index.html

My doctor agrees. And I have a chronic lung condition; he says the regular masks from the drugstore don't protect against viruses, which are too small to be stopped by paper masks. Respirators are another story, but masks don't do any good.
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