Utica Park Clinic Doctor Claims Gloves Not Necessary For The Public

If you've been to the grocery store recently, you've probably seen a lot of people wearing masks and gloves. While masks are fine, if worn and handled properly, gloves are not necessary.<br/><br/>

Tuesday, April 21st 2020, 7:08 am

By: Shannon Rousseau

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Utica Park Clinic Doctor Claims Gloves Not Necessary For The Public

If you've been to the grocery store recently, you've probably seen a lot of people wearing masks and gloves. While masks are fine, if worn and handled properly, gloves are not necessary.

Doctor Emily Grewe-Nelson with Utica Park Clinic said a lot of health care professionals share the same opinion: the general public should not be wearing gloves. The reason is that most people are not using them appropriately.

She said gloves are used to avoid cross-contamination in hospitals, meaning doctors are constantly changing gloves when going from patient to patient.

"What we're seeing out in public is the equivalent if I were to wear the same pair of gloves all day for every patient, and that's pretty gross. We definitely want to avoid that."

Doctor Grewe-Nelson said you're better off just washing your hands and using hand sanitizer once you get back in your car after an essential trip.

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Shannon Rousseau

Shannon Rousseau joined News On 6 in 2019 as an anchor and reporter. She comes to Oklahoma from KTTC in Rochester, Minn. where she spent three years as the weekend anchor, producer and reporter. During her time in the north, Shannon survived three winter

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