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Goats and Soda
Wash your hands. A lot. That's the message from public health specialists as cold and flu season arrives.

Coronavirus FAQ: It's cold and flu season — and COVID season! How do I stay unsick?

Nov 05, 2021
Last winter the number of flu cases was pretty low — likely a result of COVID precautions people were taking. Does that mean we have fewer antibodies — and a greater risk of catching something now?
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Goats and Soda

Coronavirus FAQs: Should I Purell My Nostrils? Can Lysol Disinfect The Air?

Nov 06, 2020
Can rubbing hand sanitizer inside the nostrils help reduce infection? Can spraying Lysol in a room every hour or so disinfect the air? Plus: a primer on how to use hand sanitizer effectively.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Lt. Travis Stokes, a firefighter in Richmond, Va., is helping to lead an effort to distribute protective equipment to residents of low-income and minority neighborhoods.

In Minority Neighborhoods, Knocking On Doors To Stop The Spread Of The Coronavirus

Jul 10, 2020
Through a partnership between state and local government, volunteers and city workers in Richmond, Va., are passing out PPE in at-risk neighborhoods.
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KNPR's State of Nevada

Nevada Businesses Pivot To Survive The Covid-19 Shutdown

May 05, 2020

Businesses throughout the state have been impacted by COVID-19, from lost revenue to layoffs.

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Coronavirus Live Updates
A health worker dispenses sanitizer in Bungamati, Nepal, on April 15. ExxonMobil says it is reconfiguring a facility to make hand sanitizer. Alcohol companies switched to manufacturing and donating the in-demand product in mid-March.

ExxonMobil Starts Making Hand Sanitizer, Following Liquor Companies

Apr 24, 2020
The oil and gas supermajor says it has reconfigured a Louisiana facility to manufacture millions of bottles of medical-grade hand sanitizer. Liquor companies started a similar switch in mid-March.
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Newscast headlines

Nevada Distilleries Turning Hooch Into Hand Sanitizer

Mar 30, 2020

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Several alcohol distilleries in Nevada unable to make liquor under current coronavirus shutdowns are turning their attention to another product to help soothe customers.

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Coronavirus Live Updates

Keep The Hand Sanitizer Away From The Kids

Mar 26, 2020
In Pennsylvania, poison control offices are seeing an uptick in calls from from parents whose kids have ingested hand sanitizer.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
A picture of a cell at the state prison in Florence, Ariz., where attorneys for the Prison Law Office and ACLU found what they called "squalid" and "filthy" conditions on a recent tour.

Prisons And Jails Change Policies To Address Coronavirus Threat Behind Bars

Mar 23, 2020
Some prisons are waiving fees for hygiene supplies and county jails are releasing certain inmates early to combat the potential threat posed by the Covid-19 virus.
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