PODIATRIST RECOMMENDS DISINFECTING SHOES

The coronavirus can be found on surfaces like metal and cardboard, but how about your shoes? To get a definitive answer, KIMT News 3 spoke with Jengyu Lai, DPM, a podiatrist at the Rochester Clinic. He and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say the answer is yes, but the research behind it is limited.

 

Dr. Jengyu Lai

 

“A shoe will attract the coronavirus and the only research we can find right now is from Wuhan in China, but the setting was more in the hospital setting on healthcare providers,” Dr. Lai said. “The floor in the hospital usually has more pathogens – more germs.” He says that it’s not currently recommended to sanitize your shoes, but he suggests doing it anyway with a disinfectant spray containing at least 70 percent alcohol. Also, don’t wear the same shoes from one day to the next. Give them 24-48 hours to air out.

 

Source: Karer Gillock, KIMT3 News [5/12/20]

Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News