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News 4: Poisonings caused by disinfectants & hand sanitizer spike during pandemic

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Thursday, April 23, 2020

News 4: Poisonings caused by disinfectants & hand sanitizer spike during pandemic


Dr. Shawn Varney, director of the South Texas Poison Center and an assistant professor of emergency medicine, discussed the major increase in the ingestion of hand sanitizer and other poisonous cleaning products in the home by children since the beginning of the new coronavirus pandemic.


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