Ivermectin, spicy chilli, post-pandemic life

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Ivermectin, spicy chilli, post-pandemic life

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Sep 16, 2021

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Is there any proof that Ivermectin combats COVID-19? Will life ever be the way it was before the pandemic? If the whole world was sprayed with disinfectant, would that kill off COVID-19?

Host of Coronacast, Tegan Taylor joins Dr Karl to answer your COVID-19 questions on top of your regular science questions on triple j mornings with Lucy Smith.

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Sep 16, 2021

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