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Dr. Jeff VanWingen shares practical tips for handling package, mail and food deliveries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
UPDATE: C.D.C. Recommends Americans Wear Cloth Masks in Public (April 3, 2020)
UPDATE: Surgeon General Video: "How to Make Your Own Face Covering."
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When this is over, I hope this guy's videos are highlighted in the "Best of" category instead of self congratulatory celebrities badly singing "Imagine". This guy is actually making a difference.
Amen. 🙌🙏
I am sick of the media pandering to 'celebrities' by giving them media exposure. To be fair to the media they haven't got much else to report on. And as for some of the celebrities giving out isolation advice and then getting caught out by going against the advice. ...... I've run out of words. Yet another celebrity interview has popped up on BBC, so I protested by changing channels. Pointless, I know but I felt better. Lol
I agree!
I am learning from these videos. But I also enjoy hearing Josh Groban sing. Humor. Some of us are alone so if music 🎶 helps or some old jokes. That is also good for our mental health.
@@freebirdh7033 This video being cited wasn't "the media". Like it or not, these famous people you so loathe are role models and inspirations for other people, and if they can get a message across of being safe that gets someone to listen about social distancing, then by all means, let them. No one is forcing you to be in love with anyone famous, and the stingy attitude.. not at all helpful or productive. Food for thought... Stay safe!
The best thing I like about his videos is he doesn’t scare us that we are doing something wrong .. instead teaches us the best practices to follow to keep ourselves and our family safe .. I feel grateful and thankful that even in these not-so-ordinary times , he is trying his best to make this world a secure place to live by teaching us ..Thank you Jeff👏👏👏
Here, here. Like the different scenario that we go thru on a daily basis. I'm glad I learned about how to handle mail and packages. Grateful.
Yes! Exactly! I am someone with anxiety and these practices, while lengthy, make me feel calmer. I cannot thank the doctor enough.
This comment wins the Internet for today! Thank you Dr. Jeff !
And he's very real. He thinks what he is going to say not reading from a script cookie cutter. Great information 👍👍🙂
Yes he does. I've learned so much from his videos and my anxiety is less.
I started using a thick beach towel on my "dirty" side. Once the garbage is removed I put the towel directly in my washing machine then wash my hands. It has helped reduce the amount of home cleansers I use so they last longer and I don't have to worry about running out.
Great idea.
Coco Nutty ayyyy that’s a good idea
Omg thank you for this cause i have been going through so many cleaning products!
This man doesn't need to second guess himself. Life is imperfect. This is so helpful. I hope he doesn't feel scrutinized. I am thankful for his videos.
Yeeessssss absolutely true
This guy is a true hero, saving lives at work and at home. God bless him. Me, family and others have been decontaminating groceries ever since watching his videos. As he has said before, make sure to really get the spots you think human hands have touched. Like gallons of juice or milk, I get really detailed on cleaning the handle.
what do you use , wipes or a spray?
@@SC-gf9vr I use wipes since many sprays are sold out.
I consider these videos life saving advice. I am super super high risk. I decided today, I will hunker down for 18 months if I have too!
Anthony Ferrari
There are online Instructions
on how to make sanitizing wipes as well as baby wipes.
@@la-law3238 Thanks - I will look them up. I already make home made dryer sheets. Should not be hard to do.
Hi Dr Jeff, just thought i'd share what I do on the other side of this situation.I'm a delivery driver and I'm very concerned about the packages I deliver being contaminated before I pick them up, not knowing how many hands they have been through before I collect them.
I treat the back of my van as "dirty"as you say, so all the parcels, even envelopes go in there. I keep a spray bottle of disinfectant in the back of the van, so after each delivery, I wipe down the door handle, then disinfect my keys, then my phone , which we use to record via photo geo-taging for each delivery.
Finally, I use sanitizer to disinfect my hands before getting in the van.
This way it keeps the cabin area clean, and i don't (hopefully) introduce the virus into the cab. Hope this helps
You are so brave! I hope all delivery drivers are like you. We depend on you all very much. Thank you for making it possible for people like me to stay home! Bright Blessings to you!
Thank you for all that you do! I try to clean the doorknob and doorbell area for the delivery people too.
So we have begun doing is saving all of my bags from snacks that Have eaten already, and purchase long ago let's say potato chips bags, or those huge tortilla chip , and I reuse them to cover the entire forearm and hand to grab big things because I don't want to keep using my latex gloves,might be a shortage of them at some point.
This might sound absurd but, I even use the wrapping around paper towels, or any old packaging that I have left from bed sheets etc. again these are all wrapping of some sort from last year. But helps a lot when you really need to quickly grab the door and you don't know if you want to I or will be able towash your hands again before you enter somewhere.
Thank you for all you are doing!
You’re amazing 🙌🏽 I appreciate your attentive attitude and I pray God keep you protected 💕 #goodkarma4u
I love the people who are the “helpers” in hard times. The ones who spend their time using their gifts for those around them, instead of pointing fingers and wasting time blaming others. Way to go!!! Thank you!!!
Having worked in the service/food industry I would recommend heating that pizza up the microwave or oven. People who make food have a hard job, sweating, little time to wash hands between orders and just being human means there is likely some contamination on every food product that is prepared. Personally, I'm not ordering food delivery at this time.
Yup
Sara P I totally agree! I don't understand why during a pandemic people would be open to having other people handling their food which is even risky during normal times. I pray over my food a prayer of thanksgiving and purification!
I don't order food anymore :/ I don't even buy bread or other things that can't be reheated in the oven or stove, ie: donuts, cakes, etc.
Neither are we! I don't think I'll be comfortable dining out after this is over for a long time.🙄
I was ordering take out, UNTIL i pulled up to the drive thru, and as I was waiting for my food, i noticed 2 young employees NOT wearing ANY GLOVES ... and touching the counters and then handling the lids as they put it on the beverages ... I asked for a refund on my card and then LEFT, NOT taking anything... I then pulled over and took a sanitary wipe cleaned my card, my hands and steering wheel !!! DON'T trust the kids that work in food service ... NOT worth it
Quick tip: When washing your hands, if you don't have a sink that makes turning the water on without your hands easy, just soap the faucet handle while washing your hands to get rid of any contamination.
We are fighting our against our instincts to be friendly and kind (I hope we have those instincts!) but we have to put safety and health first. My husband had to make a trip out yesterday and at the grocery someone stepped near him to reach the deli counter. My husband immediately stepped back 6 feet and the man looked offended. Then realization hit and several emotions flashed across his face before he murmured "Sorry." While his first instinct was to wonder why my husband was being rude, he quickly realized that my husband was protecting the health of both of them. So keep doing what you need to do.
Thanks again for your videos, Dr Jeff. This is helping all of us and is really appreciated.
This man has such a soothing, mild voice that I would even listen to him tell me about Raid Shadow Legends.
Absolutely agree! He is so soothing!
Agree! I’m like can he talk more lol
his voice reminds me of my late uncle. i use to sit by him as a kid (37 now) and listen to him talk about auto racing and basketball for hours on end. or even about vehicles (which i was never into) without a worry in the world.
as an adult i've been told i have a similar voice, but i guess with a deeper baritone. i'd gladly have jeff as my personal doctor.
Yes!!!!
Literally why I’m watching this lol
Thank you again, Jeffrey! As far as ordering a pizza, people should request that it is NOT CUT. This way, you can remove it from box as a whole and reheat to retain a crisper crust.
Thats a good tip
That’s what we did.
Great idea for many reasons, one of which means kess handling by restaurant workers. I worry alot about who and what my food was exsposed to before it got to me. These videos are wonderful and such great help.....without feeding us fear.
Better yet... try cooking at home only. 👍🏼 I won't touch anything cooked or handled by anyone else. Nope.
Here's a technique that I used in the lab and which is helpful at home now: handle new objects with my left hand, keeping my (dominant) right hand clean. This makes it a lot easier to do things like open doors and turn on the faucet or a light switch. It also means that, when I'm away from home and I need my wallet or keys, I can touch them without contaminating my pockets.
Thats how I grocery shop, it gets hard to push the cart with one hand but it works!
Yes I do that too!
Me too, way easier than using target hygiene all the time and eating up all your disinfectants
Could you please make a video about how to have a COVID-19 patient isolated in our house that doesn't require hospitalization and a protocol for health workers when they get home. Thanks for sharing this information. Education is a very important part to success in this pandemic!
Here is a good video about caring for a sick person at home: ua-cam.com/video/DAjLdCPIgY0/v-deo.html
They should stay in their own room as much as possible. Wear a mask when out and use a separate bathroom if available.
You can make a simple outdoor beach shower with a garden hose spigot, some PVC pipes, and a showerhead. I'd invest in some dri-fit so you can take contaminated clothes off then decontaminate with soap outside before going into your house.
My sister tested positive and she has not left her room. We leave food by her door. Thankfully she has a bathroom.
Here is another video I found helpful. ua-cam.com/video/udprEtDVmIY/v-deo.html
I have one more thing I wanted to mention that could help many people. I realize we all want to stay informed on this thing but PLEASE, PLEASE for your own mental health limit your news about this thing to an hour or less a day will help you maintain some sanity. Along with being a former nurse I’ve also worked in the mental health field, and I’ve been hearing of people binge watching the coverage of this pandemic. It is NOT good for your state of mind. I’ve seen people becoming depressed, obsessed, and thinking they were sick when they really were not.
Many of these people will go to hospitals or doctors offices needlessly thus increasing their chance of exposure and/or taking up the time of medical professionals that could be used to treat patients that are really sick. So PLEASE EVERYONE take a break, go out in the sun (vitamin D is good for the Immune system), watch cooking, sports, or funny videos on You Tube. Just avoid to much of the news on this thing, because as we have seen a lot of the info coming out could be false. So everyone stay SAFE and SANE during thing thing. BLESS YOU ALL.😞🙏
Thank you for this comment. I've been binge watching. Not good!! Overwhelming and depressing. Be safe , thank you again 💕
So true. I limit myself to a few updates per day and that's even disturbing. Stay informed, not obsessed is my mantra. One will just stress their immune system and not just their mind.
Go outside and take walks around your neighborhood, people need to exercise
Amen!!
Thank you for your insights. I have been aware that I am making a deliberate choice to NOT watch the news, nor clips.. instead I stick to UPDATE FULL reports from the provincial or federal levels. For me, it's been an awareness that for the first time in my life.. others aren't labelling me a "germaphobe" as I already did most of this. I hope that my children and grandchildren are benefitting from the very things they were taught. Take time away from ALL devices, including television to simply breath, read a book, listen to music and know.. ALL will be well. Stay Safe. The biggest thanks we can give to ALL the front line workers is to stay healthy and OUT Of hospital so there will be much needed care for those are infected. Thank you. #IWillSurviveYouTOO
I want Mr. VanWingen to make one of those relaxation audios that's made for comforting someone in their time in stress. His voice is calm and comforting despite the stress he must be experiencing.
Folks in apartments, even highrises can do this too. I use a key to open the Amazon box, dump the contents into the apartment & pitch the box in the common trash. Sort mail before you enter your apartment.
Your video made me realize how many potential risks in my old way of handling groceries. I have been practicing your sterile technique since. I shared your video with all my friends. Thank you so much!
kaleege me tooooo!! Grocery shopping and now the mail!!!💛 thanks for these videos!!!
Dear Dr. VW Thanks for sharing!❤️
In Airline industry, “Mental Training” is highly recommended, not only for emergency, but also good for normal operation, you may even benefit from that for your daily life, especially during this dramatic COVID19 period.
Take several minutes, close your eyes, mentally go through every step, every details of the scenarios you may encounter.
Supermarket shopping, at Bank, take care of Post or Home Delivery, in side elevator, use public transportation, at airport, in airplane...etc. Anything you need to face or handle day by day.
Think it over, make wise decisions step ahead, figure out obvious and hidden risks or dangers, then format your own check list and procedures, DO rely on it and stick to it.
The more clear picture you have in mind, the better care and performance you will carry.
The Virus is tricky, we need to be smarter!
Blessing! Stay healthy! Stay Happy! 💪💪💪
Thank u for sharing!!
I do a version of this regularly for most things that make me anxious, which is a lot of things. I had no idea there was a term for it other than "paranoia." 😁❤ Thank you for sharing!! I feel very validated.
What you are doing brings me to tears. Thank you for being who you are.
👏👏👏👏
I hear that. I cry alot lately, but his kind voice got me tearing up too😫
Being a former CNA/CMA I love and appreciate these videos! There’s many people who don’t understand how to do these types of things so I am glad you’re here to help and inform 🤗
Thank you for continuing videos so that people get the most up-to-date answers. Even if you have to correct what you do in later videos, at least it helps the general population who don't know where to start, and you're a good sport in admitting errors and changes. I must also say that you are very gentle with your explanations and warnings, something that is very important to keep people from panicking as much, and something that helps people know this information is not to shame or scare, but to aid. Thank you thank you, God Bless you and keep you healthy.
EXCELLENT!! I just got an Amazon order 2 DAYS SOONER than Amazon predicted!! 👏🏽👏🏽. Yet, there it sits on my porch!! I came back to my iPhone to google “What Now?” but didn’t have to❗️ Cuz there YOU were with THIS VIDEO!! I shall use your GREAT TEACHING right now. Thank You‼️‼️. ❤️
You know some of my Amazon packages are arriving damp, and last delivery I got the packages were in a separate lidded plastic covered box that the delivery worker took the boxes out of. I think they sprayed the boxes and put them in the box so they were sanitized. My porch gets bright afternoon sun do I let them there until they were dried out.
Linda Koss my two packages have been sitting out for one wk now. Lol. Just trying to be cautious
Michele Glezman 3 days is good enough. Then, open package & dump contents onto any clean/disinfected surface. Throw out packaging. Now wash your hands! The contents have been sitting around longer than the week outside so are SAFE TO TOUCH.
Linda Koss thanks my friend... I know it’s ok to bring in now... but def take this great advice 😊💪🏻
Sir, what I appreciate most about you is that you can take responsibility for your mistakes. Lots of people can learn a thing or two from you. Thank you for your efforts in keeping us all safe.
I encourage rolling up sleeves so that there's less of a chance of dirtying the clothing. :) You can't really get a thorough wash with long sleeves not rolled up.
This is a good time to review every bill and statement you get. Call the toll free number and change your account to PAPERLESS. Some vendors will even give you a discount. We all have plenty of time to do this now. Time to go digital and save a few trees
That's a great idea.
Agree with Karla, this is a great idea, thanks!
Great idea. Receiving paperless statements can also reduce your risk for identity theft.
@@imranhusain6087 Ummm.. it's the other way around. The risk is in the internet.
Great idea. Thank you
I love that everything he is doing I am currently doing at home! I opened up my mail, left it in a place & don't touch it for a few days & then washed my hands. Thank you for making this video in a way that did not give me extra anxiety. It was very informative yet calming, and reassuring to watch this video.
Omg, you’re so smart. People are spraying their mail!!
You're probably already doing this, but also a good idea to not set the new dirty mail on top of the older mail that's been sitting and is clean now. Otherwise it could be dirty again
I wear gloves to remove from mailbox. I throw out the envelopes , dispose of them 1st. Then spray mail with disinfectant, and put on windowsill for a few days. This pandemic is a lot of work, however, after it passes, I'm going to continue these practices. God bless us all. Stay in, stay safe!
Nice to see someone not insulting people who weren't born knowing this stuff and might not have had someone teach it to them.
We are lucky enough to have a garage where we are leaving our non-essential packages for at least three days. I just brought a piece of chalk into the garage so I can mark all the packages with the day off the week received so I can keep better track. :) Also we are using an old pair of shoes to play in the backyard to try to minimize the possibility of tracking germs into the backyard from our walks with the dog. Stay safe everyone! And thank you, Doctor, for these great videos!! Your voice and presentation are very calming to me!!
Thank you for the chalk idea! We're doing the same but I'm starting to forget which boxes came when LOL
That's a great idea! :)
lol
Wow
After 3 days we need to disinfectent everything again like plastic wrapped chips packets and all,and how u clean the floor after that?
I use a different pair of slippers or shoes outside the door so that I will not take the dirt or virus inside. Or, I just pick up the package from the door without stepping outside. I also tip the courier with canned goods or a couple of masks. Since I do not go out often like they do, they need it more. Thanks for sharing tips in your videos.
Am getting in the habit of taking off my shoes and leaving next to the front door. Don't want to always have to scrub&mop& disinfecting the entire area, so I am using cardboard to put my shoes on top of&they hopefully won't get kicked around. We'll see how another mad scientist Cvirus idea of mine goes.
fantastic, well done!
@@jennyeagan1840 👍always remove your shoes at the door! The bottoms of shoes are the dirtiest things. Have a pair of house slippers that you only wear inside so you don't have to worry about disinfecting the floors constantly
I've started bartering with our neighborhood forum. You can p/u and drop off needed items at addresses, if you're controlled and careful and, considering the item can be sanitized. If you put the sanitized item in a sealed bag, then sanitize the bag, the recipient can sanitize, again before opening, and after, then discard bag. It beats money and helps with a much-needed exchange.
Years and years before this I have always removed my shoes at the door before entering my house. This is a very Asian and European tradition that I picked up decades ago. The only addition now in the middle of this C19 crisis is I have a very shallow Pan like the depth of a baking Pan outside my garage door when the door that leads from my garage to my house. I have a little cloth placed over that Pan and I have a bottle of disinfectant next to that Pan. Whenever I come in I pour some disinfectant over the cloth that is in that Pan and let it soak and then when I remove my shoes I remove my shoes and placed them in that Pan so that the soles of the shoes sit in that disinfectant. I leave them there for an hour or maybe even and the towel has soaked up all the disinfectant, Then I remove them and place them in the usual spot just outside the garage or in from changing shoes that's the time I take them and put them in my closet to change them.
The information you have shared here is great -- Thank you! I also admire your humility and kindness, and the way you share the information. Be safe and well!
Btw, Dr Jeff, my daughter is an ICU nurse and is on the frontlines- Let's all pray for those in the Medical Field on the Frontlines of this Pandemic!!! One the folks from our Bible Study, she's an RN, just came home after 2 weeks in the ICU with COVID-19 she was on a ventilator for 9 days with pneumonia (36 years old mother of 3 small children) was the first person in our large county (we are from a large Midwest city) infected by community spread. We sent up prayers for her all over the globe! By the Grace of God, every day she is improving- her husband is also recuperating from COVID-19, and the children as well! (She was on Hydroxychloroquine and Zithromax) Thanks for praying for our Healthcare workers and providers!!!!- Blessings, pastor Carlos
I will be praying for her
Diane Stafford Even better pray for the entire world.
@@KitKatToeBeans I do that already and especially for the lost
@@dianestafford6968 Thank you!
We live in a tiny urban apartment, so there’s no ‘outside’ or garage. So, lidded plastic storage bins do the job. Non-perishables and small packages go straight into a bin, and we put a note on top of it with the date when it will be safe to open. Hope that helps someone else in a similar situation. Thank you, Dr. Van Wingen, for taking the time to make your videos.
Ty Doc!
Mail / mailbox
We're spraying with home made chlorine mix and leaving in garage a week. We're opening mail box once every 3 weeks in gloves, wiping the front and edge where you hold to open first then taking mail out and spray and leave.
Packages
We were spraying with disinfectant and leaving in sun for the day. After which initially leaving at entry way ( anyone in apts can do same ), now we leave in garage for a week.
For take-out,
We put a sign in window leave at door and put a already bleach sprayed and dried tip under the mat. We take bleach sprayed or soap paper towel and wipe food packaging outside, bring in food , then empty into content into large pans, then immediately discard packaging. I've ordered takeout once in past month to minimize risk.
Groceries
Using good Doc's method with all food prior to putting away . I'm cleaning packaged items in garage.
I dump them out onto drop cloth of some sort and have a few reusable big shopping bags where cleaned items go to bring into house.
For fresh veggies/ fruit - i clean in kitchen sink.
Signed, healthcare worker
Thank you, health care worker, for the work you do. Please stay safe.
God bless you for your service. Stay well a d safe!!!!
Thank you so much, Dr!! What I have been doing before I saw your videos was "quarantining" all my mail and boxes for several days in a corner of my house. Some people say the virus can live up to 9 days on a surface. So, I put non parishable food in a box and left it alone for over 9 days. I have also sprayed my groceries with alcohol and then walked away from them to allow the alcohol to dry on its own. I shopped in bulk the first week of March. This allowed me to not touch any of it for over a month. I'm staying well in total isolation at home having phone conferences with my congregation where over 100 of us meet every week on Zoom!!! Look forward to more of your videos!! 🤗❤️
We have decided to leave non-perishable groceries in the car as long as possible, being mindful of outside temperature. Things that cannot be wiped down are left to sit for a few days in a box near the door out of the way. Parcels and other stuff sits in a sun-flooded room for 1-2 days, and any plastic on it gets sprayed by alcohol and left to dry.
i love this guy, he seems so genuine and caring. he must have great bedside manner 🥺💕
Thank you Dr Jeff. We are all learning together how to adapt to this "never-seen-before" situation.
Thank you so much, Doctor! Here’s what we are doing with the mail:
We bring it in and put it on the coffee table. We hope it won’t be transferred to my husband nearby by air, but it sounds like touching it is the issue. It’s our staging area. We wash our hands after.
packages usually go right into the garage or by the front door. The exception is my allergy medicine. I used a razor and wash my hands after dumping it out. I did bring some packages in, but moved them to the garage and used a sanitizer wipe on the floor. Then washed my hands.
Thank you. I see that your messages are going all over the world, and are translated into many languages. I func the tips comforting because you give me knowledge to take charge. Your voice is comforting too!!!
You are truly saving lives!
Have a designated small box to hold mail, mostly junk for over a week, before I touch it again. The other mail gets seperated if it looks impt. I wait a few days if possible to open up but again if the business can wait, I put the opened mail in the sunlight for several days in a side room.
Jenny Eagan great idea!
And it looks so much less messy. I hate a big mess, although it doesn’t seem to bother my hubby as much.
Thank you so very much!
I'd like to share our practices. First, I have a plastic bin marked "delivery" 6' from front door. We wait at least 3 hours to retrieve box while wearing gloves. The box is either placed in garage for 3 days or opened to retrieve item (cardboard left by recycling bin). The inside item is set aside for three days or wiped clean with bleach-water mixture. For perishables or expensive items, the entire cardboard box is sprayed prior to bringing inside for opening.
Hey, we do that too!!
Something that's been working well for me is doing zoom calls with friends at night to play games, doing home workouts on youtube (like orangetheory), exploring the woods nearby for socially distant walks, and going through stuff in my house I haven't had the chance to in a long time. This has really allowed me to stay in and stay socially distant without it really sucking. I know it's not cleaning advice but I've found it helpful.
When grocery shopping, I don't bring bags into the store. I leave them in the car. I bring a wipe to do the cart and use it to put items into my cart. I then use it to put items on conveyer belt then back into my cart once paid for.
When i getbto the car, I use clean wipes to wipe each item then put into my bags. Put cart back and throw away cloths. Now get into car, sanitize hands and go home. Nothing gets into my car or house. Hope that helps!! 💜
Sanitize the surfaces on your car that you touch as well - the steering wheel, gearshift/radio and AC/heat controls, door handles (both inside and out) as well as any other surfaces you may touch on your vehicle, such as trunk/lift gate/latch handles.
Thanks for your tips. My city had to remind people to throw their gloves & wipes into the trash can or a bag to toss at home, not to the ground,
Mary, thank you your tips on grocery shopping helped me so much 👏😊
Anything wrong with taking non perishables & their box, putting them in the corner for 4 days until all chances of germs die then using them?
Solving Politics -In another video he recommends that. I do that too. You only need 24 hrs, but whatever makes you feel safer.
Reheat the pizza in the oven at 400 degrees for 5 minutes before you eat it
@@LitlMiraclePupnPony Read not long ago, microwaves change the chemical balance, often destroying nutrients.
He did say in an earlier video about getting take out that microwaving is a good way to kill viruses.
@@jennyeagan1840 Overall, microwaving doesn't reduce nutrients any more than other cooking methods and in fact often performs better in terms of retaining specific nutrients. The effects of microwaving vary among nutrients and even different foods (1). However, microwave heating does increase the oxidation of cholesterol more than some other cooking methods (2). While people may have different opinions on the health effects of dietary cholesterol, oxidized dietary cholesterol seems like something to avoid if at all possible (3). Under normal circumstances I would not microwave anything with cheese in it, but in this situation I would microwave the pizza. { ...but I don't eat pizza anyway - both dairy and wheat are inflammatory and I suspect gliadin (a component of gluten) may alter certain aspects of immune function in a particularly unfavorable way as relates to this disease, but that's just speculation on my part... }
1- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6049644/
2 - www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26260472
3- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12562864
Good idea
Laura InVegas
Good advice. Thanks.
Thank you so much for taking the time and energy after working on the frontline to further educate people on how to stay well. Your calm approach, practical advice and demonstrations are _priceless_ and appreciated more than words can express. Blessings from South Florida.
I have what I call the "germ pile" in my Dining Room (we - 2 guys - never eat in our Dining Room - it's a hobby room). It's an area of the house that NEVER gets rustled. The mail sits there for 3 days, and non-perishable grocery packages/boxes will sit there for almost a week until I need them. I'm giving this virus plenty of time to die on things before I touch them again...and even then, I'm washing my hands immediately after touching them.
SAME here! Boxes sit in my germ area (a hallway in my house) for about a WEEK. I don't even care if they delivered the wrong item. After a week, I still spray it with my alcohol and let it dry. I then open it and wipe everything down with clorox wipes. I let it dry again. All the while forgetting what I even ordered. This pandemic has just FED my germaphobe monster!
When we order a pizza, we preheat the oven to lowest setting, around 170°. We then put the whole box with the pizza in there for 5 min. 130° kills and degrades the virus quickly. Plus it heats the pizza back up a little bit. The inside of the box should be fine if the pizza was put in there hot.
My husband and I are going out only for food every two weeks. After seeing the Dr's previous video on sanitizing groceries, here is our aseptic routine:
We place the groceries on the dirty side of our kitchen table which has scotch tape separating the two sides. We wipe all of our groceries and place them on the clean side. After washing down the purchases, we strip out of our clothes and put them into the washer and leave the "shopping " shoes either on the porch or in a designated spot inside the home until ready to go out again. We use bleach soln to wipe down all surfaces and anything we touched coming into the house, then use the bleach solution to mop the floor. Then go shower.
We also retrieve the mail and bring into the home daily. It sits on an unused desk for between 24 hours-3 days before opening. There is a small pile of mail for each day.
We have used the aseptic technique for pizza carryout, however, I like the comment about placing the entire pizza box into the oven at the lowest setting for 5 minutes. I will not be doing that with styrofoam containers since they leach carcinogens (styrene) into the food.
May God bless and reward the doctor for this good information. He is a true patriot and a true hero!!! 💛
darbrooks86 patriot? He’s a decent human being. Don’t make this political.
Good routine. Hope we don't need to do it forever! And yes, no Styrofoam in the oven!
@@AnonymousPerson0182 Political? I saw practical tips and heartfelt praise
A NewYork whole Pizza and its box is too large for a home oven. Everything in NY is huge.
Doing similarly!! I don't even open boxes for couple of days. Just leaving out in garage or entrance. Same with mail. Good to help folks be paranoid about virus. May save someone's life.
What about large filters in malls capable of trapping covid 19 ,I do not if there is such a thing.
I live in an apartment block so no spaces to leave stuff on. I’ve made a rug out of printer paper and tape so it’s effectively all plastic. When I get stuff delivered, I ask the delivery person to leave the delivery on the 'rug'. I treat that as my ‘grey area'. Then I follow your rules for cleaning products. But thank you !! I had forgotten about scissors !! 😱
I live in a flat too, and keep a box by the door for my shoes, when I come in I step straight into the box!
Great idea
Would love to see a practical video on you going grocery shopping and showing us all these steps while out there as well as disinfecting your car/ doorknobs etc all the way back to your home!! Just wanted to make sure we are all taking the necessary precautions against this virus!! Thanks a lot :) you are such a blessing!!
Pri USA I tried a bunch things for this based on his videos & listening to others. I wear a cloth mask to protect others from me. try to keep safe distance. I stopped ongoing cleaning/worrying about everything I touch & just assume I’m touching infected things (yeah), and never touch my face. I only put groceries in my trunk & consider it “contaminated” & also put my homemade mask dirty in there. when I enter the car cabin I sanitize my hands phone & car keys - this way I don’t have to keep worrying about my steering wheel & every knob I touch. when home, my jacket & shoes go to basement part of house I consider “contaminated”, then all the rest of my clothes (hat, scarf gloves too if it’s cold) go directly in the wash & I go directly to shower. it’s not foolproof (technically my jacket in the car could be contaminating my cabin, but I have to draw the line somewhere (I just try not to touch my seat and other surfaces that my clothes are touching in the cabin. and always try not to touch your face. hth
I love this guy, smart and humble. You rock, doc!
Great videos. The pizza may have been handled. Why not put it on a baking sheet and bake at 350 until you get bubbling cheese? You get hot pizza and all germs destroyed. I would re-heat any hot food that was delivered.
If you have gotten ONE negative review, that's one too many. You are an angel for what you're doing. May you be blessed. Thank you.
I open my packages outside with gloves on, spray my gloves with Lysol, then get my items out and put them inside the house. I throw the packaging and gloves away in a garbage bag in my garage. Then I spray my for handles with Lysol when I come inside. That way those germs don't even enter my home 😊 Maybe I'm going a little too far 🤷♀️ my kids say I am. But we haven't gotten it yet 😁
We understand! Not too far for me. BTW - my kids just poke eachother and LAUGH. Meanwhile, all is well!!! Keep up the GREAT work.
I keep my package three days out and on the fourth day, I wear the gloves and open the box and drop the stuff on a clean surface, then after throughout the box. I wash my hands and then bring my stuff inside the home and start using it. because normally it takes two days for delivery and the inside stuff is inside the box from six days.
If you have one, a grocery grabber is great for getting small packages or envelopes from the porch into the house. (Thanks for all you're doing, Dr. Jeff!)
That's how I bring in my mail from the door slot.
Just make sure to sanitize your grabber. This is crazy stuff. I might make my husband wear a mask to kiss me. Actually, we should have been doing these practices long before this. It probably wouldn't have gone this far.
@@tubechick8 I might make my husband wear a mask to kiss me. :-) LOL!
Thank you soo very much for doing this. You are so calming and gentle & you make it seem so simple and easy. Takes the anxiety out of the equation. 🙏
Thank you for all the tips, I live in an apartment, placed delivery instructions on my door for the delivery person, placed a big tub where the box is placed, I wear a mask and gloves, before I empty the contents and bring them inside a small table inside my apartment. I leave the empty box outside my door and follow up your instructions washing my hands and cutting utensils, all thanks to you and your help, thank you for all you do, much appreciated!
I was so glad your channel popped up in my feed last week when it did. I've been following your guidance for groceries and I "feel" I'm doing everything I can when bringing my groceries in, there is real reassurance in that. This is very helpful regarding mail and packages as well. Thanks for your practical tips!!
Dr. Jeff, you are providing such helpful information -- thanks a million!
Thank you a lot, Dr. Jeff. The last video about sterile technique on groceries & take outs is really helpful.
Edit: I forgot to mention about cleaning dollar bills. What I use is laundry bag for the washing machines.
Thanks so much for doing this! You explain in such a gentle way. I live that you encourage people to do the best you can.❤
Like the last video, I appreciate this one very much. When I got my instacart order after watching your last video, I used the bench outside my front door as my staging area. I wore nitrile gloves which I was blessed enough to already have a box of in my home. I took some wipes with me and after taking everything out of its bag I wiped it down. I then transported all the grocery bags, produce bags, Etc to the recycle bin. Came back in the house wash my hands and then went back out and started bringing the sanitized groceries in and putting them away.
I've had one pizza delivery in my 23 days of self isolation. I paid for the pizza and the tip on credit card as you described. I instructed the delivery person to put my pizza on the bench outside my door. Then I went out with gloves and a wipe and I actually wiped down the cardboard box then took it inside, wash my hands, remove the pizza and disposed of the box.
Thank you. I wear rubber gloves to handle potentially contaminated packages etc. I still wash them as I would wash my hands but it saves my poor hands a bit.
Good idea!! I've been using so much lotion lately. My poor, dry hands!! 😋
It couldn’t hurt to wipe down the door knobs as well when you take out the cardboard box.
M Nannette I was quite worried because he hadn’t!!!!
He doesn't use his hands to open the door. It looks like he is using his arms-elbow.
I was wondering about the chair that he sat the box on when he brought it from outside. As for handles, I agree with the commenter - he doesn't appear to use his hands.
Jill Rademacher all the same no bad thing to wipe round all ‘high traffic’ areas at least 1:7. Door/cupboard handles, etc.
The imp. point to take home is you can watch all these tips but then YOU have to THINK for yourself and decide what is most imp. for you and your family. I was becoming stressed over being TOLD by family members you HAVE to do everything. I now decide what is most imp. to me. Great tips and you have a very soothing voice and attitude! :)
We appreciate you so much. Thank you for all you are doing! We call you “Wingardium Leviosa” in our house because you lift our spirits! Be well and safe and know you made a difference.
I’m too nervous to even eat a delivery pizza! What if the person making it was sick?
Yep, I no longer eat fast food for that reason.
Same! What if they sneezed on it!
Throw it in the oven :)
@@SmoshOfy really, what temp and how long would make it safe?
Reheat it to slightly toasted. Done.
Thank you! I so appreciate your videos - stay safe and your family also!
Jeff, I especially appreciate how calm you remain as you are explaining these types of things. I have been following these practices and find that they are helpful to my sanity. Thank you for sharing these videos for everyone. Be safe!
Thank you so much for all your help. I feel much better knowing how to take control of the items that we bring into the house.
I've started even changing clothes on my enclosed patio after going out. I have the luxury of privacy despite it being a town house.
I'll add, I'm in a very vulnerable demographic, so this might be excessive for most
Axel N Hmm, maybe I should get my husband overalls. He's the only one that does the shopping.
I change clothes and take shower each time after going out.
That’s not excessive. It’s not an option for me since I live in an apartment building.
Wish he was my doctor he’s so professional and reassuring
any doctor would know eating pizza is not good for you. and that being fat or obese increases the chance of severe corona
danny anderson was that necessary? We already have a crisis - don’t spoil one of the few things we get to enjoy ... we know we know WE KNOW ! it’s OUR CHOICE ..
And he is gorgeous! Is he Nordic? 😍
Frankie Salmon well google his name if you live in GR Michigan call his office and see if he is taking new patients
So amazing that you would take the time to do this on top of all the other work and demands you have on you caring for people in the community. Thank you!!
You initially promised to do only one video. Thank you for reconsidering and continuing to revise and update. We appreciate your calm knowledge.
Please stay safe.
Bless you sir! Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to help protect us in such a calm and gathered manner. You know how to strike the balance of seriousness without sounding frightening. I hope that you are taking care of yourself and doing as okay as you can during these troubling times. Much love to you ❤️❤️
Thank you again. Your demeanor is perfect. You have a very calming voice.
thanks Dr Jeff we need more people who try to help than ones that are just flipping out and complaining
Being a bit of a germaphobe already, I have always been in the habit of using a sanitizing wipe to wipe down things like jars and bottles that go in my fridge and thoroughly washing all fruits and vegetables, whether or not they have a peel like a banana. However, once this pandemic started, everything that comes into our home gets sanitized.
We live in a small NYC apartment and have only one 24x24 (inches) counter so your clean counter technique doesn’t work for us. Instead, we open the garbage can and my husband holds each bag of groceries while I use a sanitizing wipe in each hand to take each item out and clean it and put it away. As each bag is emptied my husband puts the bag in the garbage and gets the next bag and we empty that one and so on until we’re done. This way, his hands are “dirty” and mine stay clean. As soon as the wipes start to dry out, I get new ones.
We have a double sink so anything that can be washed with soap and water like cans or jars goes in one side of the sink to wash later so that we can get refrigerated, frozen and produce items done first. Speaking of produce, all vegetables and fruits go in the other side of the sink filled with water and a couple of drops of dish soap. I know people worry about soap residue on produce, but we rinse well and have decided the slight chance of any soap residue is nothing compared to Covid-19 contamination.
I’m extremely wary of ordering in food like pizza because I don’t know if everyone who may be involved in preparing/packaging the food are wearing gloves and masks. What if they aren’t and they cough/sneeze near the food? I would think a warm, moist environment like take out food would be a perfect medium to transport the virus without degradation. We’re told it’s not foodborne, but they also said it wasn’t airborne either and they’ve backtracked on that now. We have only gotten a pizza once and fried chicken another time. The pizza went on a pizza baking sheet and into the oven to kill any germs that might’ve gotten on it, handling the box the same way you do. The chicken went in the microwave. Honestly, I don’t know if the microwave was the right choice and in hindsight I would put it in the oven too.
We bring mail in daily and drop it on the seat of my Rollator (I’m disabled) by the front door until I’m ready to open it later. When I open it, I use a letter opener to open the envelope and then I drop the contents on our desk. The dirty outer envelope goes straight into our recycling container. We open each piece of mail this way. When I’m done, I use a sanitizing wipe on my Rollator and I wash my hands and the letter opener. Then I can sort through the mail and use paper clips to keep pages/return envelopes together.
Thank you for the great videos you’re making. I think it helps a lot of people who might not realize the best way to keep from bringing Covid-19 into their homes.
I suggest that at least once per day you take sanitizing wipes and hit every light switch and doorknob, including closets, and drawer and cabinet pulls, faucets, refrigerator/freezer/microwave/stove/oven pulls and controls, and remote controls. When your cleaning your phone, don’t forget your headphones and charge cords. Basically anywhere you touch to open or operator something need to be wiped down.
Don't forget to search "how to wash hands WHO" on UA-cam. It doesn't matter that you wash for 20 seconds if you're washing it wrong.
We need to understand that we don't have to be perfect, we just need to mitigate the risks. If the technique was too stressful to apply, people wouldn't even try it and it would defeat the purpose. Thanks, Jeff!
I agree! The grocery video was a bit too much for me and would create stress for me so I just wash my hands more after handling a pkg or container. A short cut but better than nothing.
@@ColoringPassion913 Sure :) And everybody has their own tolerance to risk and/or personal risk factors, so that also comes into play. For us, I put up a show on my phone and I take the time to wipe everything down because it's too nerve-wracking for me to think all the time about cross-contamination. So I only deal with it once every other week when receiving our groceries, then we can grab the pack of cheese and just eat it without re-washing anything and that way I also know my counters stay clean and so on. But it does take more time than usual!!
Really glad your clips came randomly on my feed. I love your calm and methodical approach, it’s very clear and understandable. I would love to see a video on what to do if you have not been doing this before, regarding food you previously brought in.
Thank you for another thorough video...I appreciate you repeating the phrase, 'just do the best you can'. I bring in my packages and mail from outside but then let them sit in the entry area for at least 24 hours. I've been doing grocery store/Target runs by ordering online and then using their free pick up service. The clerk will just put the bags in the trunk and that's it, no close contact.
Thank you Dr. for your great videos. One thing I was wondering, once you dump the item onto the chair, I think the item was also handled by someone, I suppose that would need cleaning as well
you can assume it has been in the mail long enough (boxed or packaged) that there is no risk inside the package.
@@jeffreyvanwingen4847 thanks for answering this. But for groceries, we cant make this assumption, right? Amazon yes Walmart groceries no?
Dyan I think the general idea is use your judgement on if you think the item in question has been handled by a person within the last 3 days - if yes, you clean it. if no, then you dump it to your designated “clean” space
You are providing a great service. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I cant thank you enough for what you are doing. My kids are doing a great deal to help me. You are giving this old, asthmatic, diabetic lady great peace of mind as we cope. God bless you.
Thank you for your humbleness and stepping into the gap. Anytime that happens, criticism results and I appreciate you being willing to face it, in light of helping us navigate what is now everyday life.
With my OCD I have to plan my every move. Now more than ever. I feel like I’m going to explode with anxiety.
Since you are used to being so careful, what about congratulating yourself for your skill set being used so well.
Miss Dog Lover - SAME!!!!!!!! Exhausting.
I had to type up a 10-step instruction list for how to deal with a couple packages I had on my front patio.
@@wchang9526 help!!! So I did what doctor said maybe and sprayed my cans of food with lysol. I am now afraid to touch them because I am afraid they are poison. If I open the can some lysol could get in the food. Do I rinse each can with water? How long? Or will that make it worse?
Rachel Campbell I think the same things as you! I’m worried the disinfectant has leeched into the food through the plastic. I now use Milton solution. It’s safe for sterilising babies bottles and it has a disinfectant property
Thank you so much Dr. VanWingen!! I really appreciate this! I've been sharing your videos widely. I'm sure you're helping to save lives! 🦋🧡🦋
Thank you soooo much for these videos. I shared your last one with my family.
Using your last instructions and suggestions - I moved a table out by my front door with a trash can right there. If it’s not perishable - I remove the packaging and let it dry and sit outside overnight. Not much fear of theft right now ( not a lot of people around ;))
Envelopes, boxes and bags don’t come in at all. It’s very handy and we sanitize our hands before touching the door handle. Deliveries are instructed to just leave on the table.
Hope this helps and stay safe !
I'm a certified surgical technician. I'm trained in surgical technique.
I think you've done an awesome job helping the average person sanitizing.
Thank You,Dr.Jeff.❤️You are caring and amazing❤️.GREAT TEACHER!! ❤️MUCH LOVE TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Yep, what I've been doing is leaving the packages alone for a day or two in a 'quartined area by corner of the apartment. Don't forget to sanitize the door handle every time.
Nick Kirby …how about if you bought milk; cheeses; eggs and meats?
@@naturelilacgold9016 Guess their packaging gets cleaned and then into the fridge?
After I pick up the egg carton and open it, I wash my hands. Then I take the eggs out of the opened carton and put the eggs in a bowl. I then throw the carton away and wash my hands again. Since I can't wash eggs, I crack the egg in the middle with a cerrated knife and open the egg into a bowl. I throw the egg shell away and wash my hands.
I wash my milk cartons with bacteria soap and water and wash my hands I leave the carton in the fridge for a couple days before I touch it again.
Same exercise with margarine/butter.
Unperishables, I spray or wipe and leave in my garage for 24 to 72 hours.
Bread, I wipe package down with lysol and remove tie . Wash hands. Then I pour the bread out onto a towel, wash hands again, and put the breadin a clean plastic baggie. I do the same with chips.
@@dorisjones7036 You just put my sanitation measure to shame, I guess I need to step it up!
It's so good to see this in a video, with such care and compassion, and from a doctor! Most of this I'm already doing, though my house isn't as neat and clean as yours; as you said, it's my normal home microbiome. There's always room for improvement, and I'm learning something new every day. Thanks so much, and continue to stay safe and well! 💚💖
Thank you Dr VanWingen for your videos. I started incorporating what you suggested for food. I have a garage and leave things there for a while. My tip for mail is that when we pick up mail we leave it in a designated area in the garage for about a week - I don't touch or open it. Usually bills come a bit early. If I were to see something urgent I'll pick it up but otherwise I leave it and then after the week bring it in and process. We also have an "outside shoe" area we designated where all of our footwear is left so that we don't bring anything else further into the garage and then the home. Again, thank you for your help and great videos! Stay healthy :)
Love the information you are delivering, keep it up, stay healthy. We appreciate you!
Did we ever think we’d see a video showing us how to protect ourselves from a pizza 🍕or mail package 📦 . I truly appreciate these tips and have been a fastidious person in following them tediously! It just is so mind blowing what’s going on. Thanks for your help, I’m following your advice. :)
My husband is over 60 and has A+ blood, so I need to be extra careful when going out etc...
I just wanted to say thank you for posting this information for people! The government should be sharing this stuff.
You're an awesome person for doing this! Keep it up!
Thank you Doctor. Especially, for the recommendation about leaving your groceries inside your door. I live in an apartment and I have been VERY CONCERNED about bringing my groceries upstairs into my apt. So thank you soooo much for that. I watch you all the time and totally appreciate all your recommendations and teaching us. Your calm approach is also indeed helpful and needed during these not-so-calm days. Again, thank you and please stay SAFE and. HEALTHY. GOD BLESS you and your family. 🙏🙏🙏🙏😇😇😇😇😇🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Yay! A new video :) Thank you.
WHATS UP, doc? Thank you so much!
I really appreciate your effort and precious time doing great tips to help each and one of us to remain
ALIVE and KICKING!
Keep doing great amazing works!
May God bless you . Stay alive!
Thank you for being solution focussed and a calming force.
thank you for your time and help. it means so much in times like these.