Not that it should surprise anybody, but the "iwand" being touted by OPTI to go on sale this weekend are manufactured in China by a company named Raycono.
Images of the product can be seen at the following 2 links:
They are just cheap generic UV light wands, of which there are already dozens of identical products already on the market.
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So do UV wands work against COVID-19?
According to most experts, UV light does work to disinfect surfaces against COVID-19, but UV wands do not work nearly as effectively as traditional and much cheaper disinfecting methods.
Even the FDA warns that though UV disinfection devices can reduce the number of pathogens, it may not eliminate enough pathogens to prevent the spread of infection, so such devices give off a false sense of security. Such devices are required by the FDA to have a caution on its label that says: https://www.fda.gov/media/136533/download
UVC wands are not recommended at all for disinfecting your own skin for the reasons mentioned above, but also because UVC lighting is not healthy for your skin or eyes.
The overwhelming determination by the scientific community is that you are better off with traditional, cheaper, disinfecting methods than going with an UV wand.
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