Episode description
Episode description
Dr Shalin Naik is joined by comedians Merrick Watts and Mandy Nolan along with scientists Prof. Nicole La Gruta and Prof. Julie Leask to discuss questions around vaccines and COVID.
- What's in the mRNA vaccines and does it mutate my DNA?
- What can we expect if our kids get COVID?
- Are vaccines causing COVID to mutate?
- What causes COVID to mutate?
- How does this new drug Molnupirivir work?
- What types of vaccine hesitancy and vaccine refusal are there?
- How do we talk with friends and family who are hesitant or anti-vaxxers?
- Israel was the poster child for the vaccine but now has lots of cases. Does that mean the vaccines don't work?
- How should we think about the risks of vaccine side effects?
- Are places like Byron Bay equipped to handle lots of ICU cases?