Betadine
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While a precise timeline is hard to reconstruct, several sources on social media promoted the use of Betadine to treat COVID-19 starting at the end of last year.
From Salon • Sep. 29, 2021
"Betadine Antiseptic First Aid products have not been approved to treat coronavirus," reads a statement on the manufacturer's website.
From Salon • Sep. 29, 2021
We shall leave aside the multiple symbolic interpretations of the pencil, which was kindly returned to me, snapped in the middle and stained with Betadine.
From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2021
She was pretty sure something was up when they slathered her, neck to belly, with iodine-smelly Betadine.
From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2019
First, he grabbed Betadine to clean the wound.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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