This fall, in-person school attendance and activities that take place will be back to nearly normal. While masks will mercifully disappear, other precautions will remain in place. In particular, hand washing and the use of hand sanitizers will become the mainstay of efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 and other pathogens. To facilitate preventive measures to protect students, teachers and other school personnel, the Food and Drug Administration should swiftly begin enforcing safer standards for hand sanitizers and partnering with suppliers and customers to remove subpar products from the market.
