Hand Sanitizer Is a Lie 29.15K Adrian Chen 10/21/10 06:24PM Filed to: Health Health Surveys Hand Sanitizer Flu doctors shutterstock Fb tweet A new survey finds most people think hand sanitizer works for an hour or more. Actually, it only protects for two minutes. "The best germicidal thing you can do is wash with soap and water," says a doc. [NYDN]