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Discovery's Dr Geraldine Timothy on masks, dud Covid-19 tests, the vaccine that could save us and more.

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Dr Geraldine Timothy is a public health medicines specialist at Discovery. In this interview with BizNews, she picks up on who should wear a mask, and that includes children, plus: how to use face masks so they actually work. Also in this interview, she picks up on dud Covid-19 tests and vaccination against Covid-19. - Jackie Cameron Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Sep 2020 5AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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