IF YOU’RE NEAR THE EDGE OF PAPFO BECAUSE YOU CAN’T FIND ONE,
THERE MAY BE A SIMPLE SOLUTION
IN YOUR BATHROOM, SOAP AND
WATER.
WATER. THIS MORNING SOLD OUT,
CORONAVIRUS DRIVING A CRAM BELL
FOR HAND SANITIZER, EVEN BARS OF
SOAP.
SOAP. WHAT WAS ABUNDANT, NOW IN SHORT
SUPPLY.
SUPPLY. >> THAT’S GOLD.
>> THAT’S GOLD.
>> ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AND
PREPARED.
PREPARED. >> WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO PROTECT
YOURSELF?
YOURSELF? >> WE’VE GOT HAND WIPES.
WE’RE GOING TO WIPE DOWN THE
SEAT.
SEAT. WE HAVE CLOROX HAND WIVES, WE’VE
GOT SANITIZERS AND DOO THE BEST
WE CAN.
WE CAN. >> SANITIZERS IN DEMAND EVEN A
RUN FOR THE WHITE HOUSE WITH
CAMPAIGN STAFFS OFFERING IT
BEFORE A JOE BIDEN RALLY.
THE COMPANY THAT MAKES HAND
SANITIZER TELLING NBC NEWS WE
HAVE DRAMATICALLY INCREASED
PRODUCTION SINCE THE BEGINNING
OF THE YEAR.
WHAT IS AVAILABLE, SELLING AT A
RECORD PACE.
RECORD PACE. IN ONE WEEK ALONE, HAND
SANITIZER SALES INCREASING MORE
THAN 300%.
THAN 300%. SOME BIG RETAILERS LIKE TARGET,
KROGER AND STOP AND SHOP NOW
RATIONING HOW MUCH EACH SHOPPER
CAN BUY.
CAN BUY. PUBLIX, A MAJOR GROCERY CHAIN IN
THE SOUTH LIMITING SHOPPERS TO
TWO ITEMS PER VISIT.
INCLUDING IN THE LONG LIST, HAND
SANITIZER, HAND SOAP, BLEACH.
IN NEW YORK --
>> YOU CAN’T GET IT ON THE
MARKET.
MARKET. >> THE GOVERNOR TRYING TO SOLVE
SHORTAGES AND QUELL ANXIETY IN A
RATHER DRAMATIC FASHION.
>> WE’RE INTRODUCING NEW YORK
STATE CLEAN HAND SANITIZER MADE
CONVENIENTLY BY THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.
YORK. >> THAT’S RIGHT.
THE STATE NOW USING PRISON
INMATES TO MAKE HAND SANITIZER
FOR THE PUBLIC RAMPING UP 100
GALLONS OF PRODUCTION PER WEEK.
THE PRICE, FREE.
THIS IS ATTORNEYS GENERAL
CRACKING DOWN, THIS SELLING ON
AMAZON FOR $50 RATHER THAN THE
USUAL $4.50.
USUAL $4.50. COMPARING OUNCE FOR OUNCE,
THAT’S ABOUT 200 TIMES MORE THAN
THE PRICE OF GASOLINE.
>> IF YOU CAN’T FIND HAND
SANITIZER FOR LESS THAN $80,
NOTHING BEATS GOOD OLD SOAP AND
WATER FOR 20 SECONDS UNDER THE
SINK.
SINK. >> FOR FOLKS UNCERTAIN HOW TO
GREET EACH OTHER, WHAT STARTED
AS A JOKE NOW TAKING HOLD.
>> THAT’S HOW WE SAY HELLO.
>> CORONAVIRUS CONTAGION DRIVING
CHANGES IN OUR WAY OF LIFE.
>> KERRY, NOT ALL HAND
SANITIZERS CREATED EQUAL.
HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU FIND ONE
EFFECTIVE IN PREVENTING THIS
VIRUS?
VIRUS? >> Reporter: WELL, YOU KNOW,
THERE’S A LOT OF CHALLENGES
ABOUT TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT
HAND SANITIZERS.
HAND SANITIZERS. SOME OF THE HOME MIXTURES YOU’RE
SEEING ON LINE DON’T WORK.
IF YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE GREASY
HANDS, LIKE WORKING IN THE
KITCHEN OR GARDENING OR CAMPING,
THIS IS REALLY NOT GOING TO BE
EFFECTIVE ACCORDING TO THE
EXPERTS.
EXPERTS. SOAP AND WATER IS YOUR BEST
SOLUTION.
SOLUTION. FOR FOLKS, AND I’VE SEEN IT,
PEOPLE OUT THERE GOING I CAN’T
FIND IT, I’M DESPERATE, WHERE IS
IT, GO TO OLD SCHOOL.
THERE IS INCREASING DIFFICULTY
FINDING BARS OF SOAP BUT NOT AS
HARD AS FINDING THIS, GUYS.
>> IF YOU DO FIND SANITIZER, IF
IT HAS 60% ALCOHOL THAT’S THE
MAGIC NUMBER.