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Health Headlines - 9-21-20

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Health Headlines - 9-21-20
Health Headlines - 9-21-20

In today's health headlines we talk about how Pine Sol can be used to kill COVID-19.

Also, the CDC shared that some information was shared in their website by mistake and new recommendations will be shared soon.

Kids are not getting enough sleep a new study shows.

THEE E-P-A HAS APPROVED:"PINE-SOL ORIGINAL CLEANER" AS APRODUCT THAT CANKILL CORONAVIRUS ON FREQUENTLYUSED HARD SURFACES.THE CLOROX COMPANY SAID ATHIRD-PARTY LABORATORY TESTEDPINE-SOL AND FOUND ITCAN KILL THE VIRUS WITHIN 10MINUTES OF BEING USED ONNONPOROUS, HARDSURFACES.THE COMPANY SAYS CUSTOMERSSHOULD APPLY FULL-STRENGTHPINE-SOL WITH A CLEAN SPONGE ORCLOTH ON A SURFACE, WAIT 10MINUTES, THEN RINSE.IF IT'S A HEAVILY SOILEDSURFACE, YOU ALSO NEED TOPRE-CLEAN IT TO REMOVE EXCESSDIRT.CLOROX ALSO HAS 36 OTHERPRODUCTS ON THE E-P-A'S LIST OFDISINFECTANTS FOR USE AGAINSTCOVID-19..THE C-D-C SAYS AN UPDATEDGUIDANCE ABOUT THE SPREAD OFCORONAVIRUS WASACCIDENTALLY POSTED ON ITSWEBSITE.ON FRIDAY THE GUIDANCE SAID THEVIRUS WAS SPREAD THROUGHRESPIRATORYDROPLETS "SUCH AS THOSE INAEROSOLS" --THAT-- ARE PRODUCEDWHEN AN-- INFECTED--PERSON BREATHS, TALKS, COUGHS ORSNEEZES.NOW--- THE AGENCY SAYS A DRAFTVERSION OF THOSE PROPOSEDCHANGES WAS POSTEDBY MISTAKE.THE AGENCY WILL UPDATE ITSRECOMMENDATIONS AFTER A---REVIEWPROCESS IS COMPLETE.MORE THAN HALF OF AMERICANPARENTS SAY THEIR KIDS DON'T GETENOUGH SLEEP ONSCHOOLS NIGHTS.THAT'S ACCORDING TO A NEWSURVERY FROM THE AMERICANACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE.NEARLY SIX IN TEN PARENTS WHOHAD KIDS BETWEEN AGES FIVE AND18 SAID THEIR KIDSGET LESS THAN EIGHT HOURS OFSLEEP PER NIGHT.THEY BLAME EARLY SCHOOL TIMES...SPORTS AND HOMEWORK AS THE TOPTHREE REASONSWHY.RESEARCH-- SHOWS KIDS HAVEBETTER ATTENTION... BEHAVIOR...PHYSICAL ANDEMOTIONAL HEALTH WHEN THEY DOGET ENOUGH SLEEP.

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