Dr. George Domb is an ear, nose, and throat specialist in Redding. He’s been in practice for more than 40 years and he says he has a simple way to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Doctor George Domb is an ear, nose, and throat specialist in Redding.

He’s been in practice for more than 40 years and he says he has a simple way to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Doctor Domb says combining “Povidone Iodine”, brand name betadine with a saline nasal spray is a powerful way to kill coronavirus.

He says when a high proportion of ENT doctors started dying, others started using it to protect themselves.

“Somewhere along the line after I started using it in the nose to prevent myself from getting COVID-19, I started giving it to my patients, the ones in my office, and then a little while ago I started thinking the whole pandemic could be squelched if enough people throughout a community use it,” Dr. Domb explained.

It’s all available over the counter at your local pharmacy.

Povidone Iodine is a disinfectant, and you want the solution, not the scrub.

Dr. Domb says to mix half a teaspoon of the 10% Povidone Iodine solution with a 44-mL spray bottle of saline nasal spray and shake it up.

He’s given it to his family members.

Amanda Domb, Dr. Domb’s daughter said, “I use it four times a day, it’s super easy to use, it doesn’t hurt or anything. You just do it twice in each nostril, sniff a little bit and it’s done. It’s like really easy to add towards your morning routine and after you spray it in, if you just kind of tilt your head back that helps as well. It’s just an easy precaution to take. I also am always wearing my mask, social distancing, but this is just like that extra layer of protection that is helpful.”

Dr. Domb says studies can take up to a year. And having three daughters in Los Angeles, a COVID-19 hotspot pushed him to speak out now.

“I’m saying it kills it 100% in the laboratory, it’s 100% safe, and we’ve used it for years and we know it kills bacteria in the nose. So, to me it was just common sense,” continued Dr. Domb.

Dr. Domb has taken this all the way to the Infectious disease Society of America guidelines doctor who told him they’re awaiting results from studies.

Finally, he says this won’t work for an estimated 10 to 15% of the population.

Don’t use it if you’re pregnant, breastfeeding, have hyperthyroidism, are being treated for thyroid cancer with irradiated iodine, are hypersensitive to iodine, Or on your child younger than 6.