Getting Paid to Get Coronavirus
Queen Mary BioEnterprises Innovation Centre, a research facility in London, is looking for 24 volunteers to inject with the coronavirus and participate in their flu camp. If that sounds crazy, try checking out their website. It currently says “we are experiencing high volumes of interest at this period and thank you for your patience. If you have already submitted an application to volunteer, we will make every effort to contact you as soon as possible.”
The reason why everybody is rushing to get infected with the virus? They are offering a payment of £3,500 ($4,590) to spend two weeks relaxing in front of the television, playing video games or catching up on some reading, The Times reports. The only catch is they will be infected with coronavirus and will not be allowed any physical contact with the outside world. And it is in London so it will be tough for Americans to participate.
There are also additional tests they need to go through before being injected with the virus. Plus, they will first be infected with two weaker strains, 0C43 and 229E, which should cause only mild respiratory symptoms. Then they will then be given new or existing vaccines in an effort to find a cure for the virus.
This is clearly something that not everyone can do. People that are at higher risk such as the elderly or those with underlying conditions will be turned away. And the testing will not begin right away. Hvivo needs to wait for UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to give them approval.
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$100,000 plus they taxes due on that $100,000. Rent, food, medical care for the duration.
We’re all going to get it anyway, why not be paid and have medical staff observing you constantly? Sounds like a pretty good deal
Pretty much what I was thinking. There’s got to be tons of people interested. I’d look into it if I lived there.
Nah, it’s the experimental vaccine being injected into you that’s the issue. Getting the virus and just riding it out is one thing, but who knows what kinds of side effects the drugs could have.