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Episode description
Dr Shalin Naik is joined by comedians Chopper and Dane Simpson, and scientist Prof Sharon Lewin, Virologist and Director of the Doherty Institute.
- Did COVID come from Pangolins?
- What role did bat poo (guano) have?
- Is this the first infection from animals i.e. a zoonoses?
- Do these new drugs molnupirivir and paxlovid work?
- What about antibody therapy like made by Regeneron used on Donald Trump?
- Do we still need the vaccine with these new drugs on the market?
- Why do drugs have such difficult names?
- What is the evidence Ivermectin works?
- Are Joe Rogan and Seth Rogan brothers?
- Is COVID worse than the flu?
- Should we still have the big family get togethers at Christmas?
- How do we deal with our Druncle and vaccine hesitAunty?
- What are ways the Indigenous and Aboriginal communities are working together?
- Should our vaccinated grandparents mix with unvaccinated children and adults?
- Will we see something like COVID again?