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Gloves are most needed in medical settings where health care workers know how to use them, said one expert. For the general public, gloves can trick the wearer into complacency. (Natacha Pisarenko\/AP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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People want to debate whether wearing a mask works against COVID-19, but the CDC says it\u2019s the gloves you should take off.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The CDC<\/a> and the European CDC<\/a> have both released guidelines stating that glove use isn\u2019t a necessary preventive tactic when it comes to COVID-19. CDC guidelines say gloves \u201cwill not necessarily protect you from getting COVID-19 and may still lead to the spread of germs.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Gloves can trick the wearer into complacency, said Allison Bartlett, associate medical director of the Infection Control Program Pediatric at the University of Chicago. She said gloves are not a substitute for good hand hygiene. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI think that disposable surgical gloves don\u2019t really have a place in coronavirus (protection),\u201d Bartlett said. \u201cPeople get the false sense of security that their hands are clean and protected when that\u2019s not the case at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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She said you might accidentally contaminate your hands in removing gloves, so if you don\u2019t wash your hands after you take your gloves off, your hands aren\u2019t clean \u2014 assuming your hands were clean when you put the gloves on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cYou might feel protected because your skin is not touching a surface,\u201d Bartlett said, but as soon as you move from touching that surface to touching your mask or face, that\u2019s contamination, even if you are wearing gloves. \u201cAnd you\u2019ve accomplished nothing in the way of safety,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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According to the CDC guidelines, reusable gloves can be used while dishwashing or deep cleaning your home, but this is more about protecting your hands than transmission prevention, Bartlett said. The CDC also recommends wearing disposable gloves if you\u2019re taking care of someone who is sick and there is an increased risk of coming in contact with their secretions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Gloves are most needed in medical settings where health care workers know how to use them, Bartlett said. Widespread use of gloves by the general public can deplete the supplies of those who need them most. She said there is not the same level of shortage now as when the pandemic started, but keeping up that supply is more difficult as the pandemic continues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Bartlett said there\u2019s also an environmental aspect to consider. Gloves are single use. \u201cThe only thing that irks me more than seeing people out and about in the grocery store with gloves is on my walk home from the the hospital when I see the new COVID garbage on the ground,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In preventing the spread of COVID-19, Bartlett said it\u2019s important to focus on what works. \u201cIt\u2019s all that we can do to redirect people\u2019s energy, anxiety and wanting to keep themselves and others safe to the activities we know are really impactful \u2014 like staying home, wearing a mask when you\u2019re out in public, washing your hands and keeping frequently touched surfaces clean.\u201c<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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