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The effort to keep Covid out of Antarctica
6 minutes Posted Nov 21, 2025 at 3:14 pm.
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Seán’s guest arrived in Antarctica at the height of the Covid pandemic. Part of her role as a Doctor was to try and keep Antarctica as the last continent on earth that was free from the disease. Now, her experiences are being told in a brand new podcast series entitled ‘The Coldest Shift’.

Joining to discuss is Rachel Varnam, former Medical Officer with the British Antarctic Survey…

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