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Sanitize me, captain: How to make your own hand sanitizer

The coronavirus pandemic has led to city-wide shortages of basic cleaning supplies.

An empty shelf that once contained hand sanitizer at CVS. (Photo by Traci Lee)

Stores across the country are running out of hand sanitizer, so people are making their own with aloe vera and rubbing alcohol. Now these DIY materials are in short supply, too. Producers Evan Jacoby and Isaiah Murtaugh and Annenberg fellow Traci Lee hit the shelves to find out how hard it is to find supplies and make your own hand sanitizer.