Anonymous wrote:Sure. Hot eater and dryer kills almost everything.

+1

From CDC's coronavirus page (since you should treat all second hand clothing as if it came from a sick person as a precaution)

For clothing, towels, linens and other items

Launder items according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Use the warmest appropriate water setting and dry items completely.
Wear disposable gloves when handling dirty laundry from a person who is sick.
Dirty laundry from a person who is sick can be washed with other people’s items.
Do not shake dirty laundry.
Clean and disinfect clothes hampers according to guidance above for surfaces.
Remove gloves, and wash hands right away.

Some people are so stupid.

Um, yes. Once society builds immunity and we hopefully have a vaccine, this is not going to impact the way people live. It's the same as any other virus. This issue right now is that it's new.

Wash and dry any clothes you get - new or used, and you're good.

Yep, just wash well.

Sure. Hot eater and dryer kills almost everything.

Of course. I've saved hundreds of dollars (maybe over a thousand) this way. And then happily pass on the good fortune.

Always wash as soon as I get them.

Anonymous wrote:We never have, and don't intend to start.

We give stuff away to friends, so they already know items are coming from a smoke-free home, but going forward we will probably add that that nobody in our home ever had Covid (hopefully).

50-70% of the population will probably have it eventually. Yours is not going to be a fun house. In fact, you'll probably need to separate your own family for good.

Wash in hot water; what’s the problem?

If you are truly health-conscious, you’ll educate yourself on the dangers of pollution. You’ll understand that reducing textiles pollution by re-using clothes is a good thing, and you won’t pose such idiotic questions.

What? It’s not some hospital superbug. Wash before wearing and you’ll be fine.

Yes but I don't think I will go on a cruise.

Any hand me downs should be washed before wearing. Covid is not a mythical virus that can survive soap AND a hot dryer. Come on. A little common sense...

We never have, and don't intend to start.

We give stuff away to friends, so they already know items are coming from a smoke-free home, but going forward we will probably add that that nobody in our home ever had Covid (hopefully).

Handed down clothing is completely fine. Soap kills the virus.

I definitely wouldn’t avoid hand me downs for fear of germs. It isn’t like the clothes on the racks at the store are sterile anyway. I’d just “quarantine” them for several days at least, and then wash before using.

When all this is behind us, will you be afraid to take handed down clothes from friends/family? Cleaning house and trying to decide if I should hang on to the stuff I would normally pass along to other families... and give it to them after the pandemic. Or will nobody want it after this for fear of germs??