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After Drinking Hand Sanitizer, 3 Dead and 1 Permanently Blinded In New Mexico

Three people in New Mexico died and one became permanently blinded after drinking hand sanitizer.

The New Mexico Department of Health released a statement Friday indicating that that three of seven people who ingested had sanitizer in May died from methanol poisoning; one was blinded permanently; and the other three remain in critical condition.

Kathy Kunkel, the secretary for the state health department, said in the statement that those who have either consumed or ingested hand sanitizer containing methanol should “seek immediate medical care.”“An antidote to methanol poisoning is available, but the earlier someone gets treated for methanol poisoning the better the chance of recovery,” Kunkel said.