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Could an insect repellent with citriodiol help fight the bite of COVID-19? Not so fast

Written by Cameron Webb, Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney

British soldiers have reportedly been given insect repellent to help protect themselves against COVID-19.

The UK government’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory released a study showing the citriodiol-based spray can kill SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, in a lab.

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