The publicity and resulting panic surrounding the WHO’s announcement of Phase 5 and 6 alerts – especially in the absence (until December) of widely available vaccine – also brought out fraudsters peddling all sorts of ineffective and possibly dangerous protective gear and nostrums: gloves, masks, dietary supplements, shampoo, a nasal sanitizer, and a spray that supposedly coats the hands with a layer of anti-microbial “ionic silver.”
人们对世卫组织5级和6级公告的关注及由此带来的恐慌情绪——特别是在（12月前）没有可供人们广泛使用的疫苗的情况下——也催生了为数众多的骗子，他们推销各式各样无效甚至可能有害的秘方和护具：手套、面罩、膳食补充剂、香波、鼻腔清洁剂、还有一种据说能在手上镀上一层抗微生物“银离子”的喷雾剂。