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Indigenous Australians in Covid-hit Wilcannia targeted by ivermectin spruiker
Man claiming to be a member of the Covid Medical Network calls far-west NSW town a ‘petri dish’ to test experimental drug
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Last week, as case numbers in the Covid-ravaged regional New South Wales town of Wilcannia soared, a broadcaster at the local radio station, Brendon Adams, received an offer in an email.
It said a prominent Sydney doctor wanted to help the town’s largely Aboriginal population by treating them with a drug that, the sender promised, would “get rid of Covid and prevent them from contracting it again”.
Read the original article at The Guardian