Well, that’s our last episode for now. It’s been quite a ride!! 

We set out to communicate all facts and no bullshit when it comes to COVID, and I think we did just that. 

We had an absolute blast bringing together Australia’s leading scientists and Doctors along with Australia’s funniest comedians. We learnt while we laughed. 

We were absolutely overwhelmed and humbled by the positive response of our experts and comedians giving graciously of their time – thank you so much!

We'd also like to thank their agents and managers who to time out of their busy days to help make this happen.

The world in which we live is so noisy when it comes to information and misinformation. Knowing who to trust and understanding how it might affect you or your loved ones is more important than ever! I hope we helped you sort out some of the facts from the fiction. This was a passion project of myself and comedy Producer Ged Wood and it has been an absolute pleasure to climb this steep learning curve with him! We also must give heartfelt thanks to Socials Manager Brigette Duckworth, Booking Agent Nikki Hamilton, and audio producer Andy Maher, and our funders WEHI, The Burnet Institute and the Peter Doherty Institute. And finally, thank you. Thanks for listening, sharing and supporting this podcast. At our peak, we hit the Apple Australia Charts! Top 3 for Medicine and Top 45 in all health and Fitness. That couldn’t have happened without you. Stay safe, be happy and see you on the other side of this pandemic! Bye for now.

Dr Shalin Naik is joined by Nobel Prize winning Professor Peter Doherty, Luke McGregor and Dave Thornton.

What did Nobel Laureate Peter Doherty win his Nobel Prize for?
Were there any perks to winning it?
How did his discovery change the study of the immune system?
What do we know about Omicron?
Will our current vaccines work against it?
Will it jump the immune barrier?
What happens when we run out of Greek letters?
What does Dan Murphy's have to do with Peter's Twitter followers?
Why does Peter try to correct the record on vaccine misinformation?
Is he in the pocket of Pfizer, or a puppet of an authoritarian system?
Why so such vaccines come from big companies like Pfizer and Astra Zeneca?
Can one be anti-authoritarian and pro-vaccine?

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?