Call volumes in poison control centers in many states have increased since Trump's remarks.
“I see the disinfectant that knocks it out in a minute, one minute,” Trump said during his press conference last week. “And is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning? As you see, it gets in the lungs, it does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it would be interesting to check that.”
New York City’s health commissioner also released a message discouraging its citizens from injecting bleach. “Very clearly, disinfectants are not intended for ingestion either by mouth, by ears, by breathing them in — in any way, shape or form,” said Dr. Oxiris Barbot in a video posted to Twitter. “And doing so can put people at great risk.”
Lysol and Clorox also weighed in after Trump’s remarks. “As a global leader in health and hygiene products, we must be clear that under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body ,” said Reckitt Benckiser, the company that makes Lysol, adding that its cleaning products should only be “used as intended and in line with usage guidelines.”
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