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© 2020 AFPUK researchers aim to infect volunteers to study COVID exposure
By THOMAS KIENZLE LONDON©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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ZvonkoJonathan
"Our number one priority is the safety of the volunteers," Tell me about it, your real number one priority
Luddite
People are queuing up to volunteer. Thousands have signed up. I would if I could.
WilliB
ZvonkoJonathan
Average infection fatality rate 0.65%. For those under 19 years, 0,003%. With a very flat curve until about the age range of 70, from where it starts rising sharply.
If you are young and healthy, that is not exactly a risk you need to lose sleep over.
NickPrime
Yeah sure, very useful thing, it will help understand the disease and everything, but its an ethical mess that I hope is being considered carefully. One volunteer having an undiscovered comorbidity, one report where people infected have increased risk of a serious disease (cancer, parkinson, whatever) and the Imperial College is going to be in deep trouble.
I wonder how necessary is to actively expose people and assume this big risk, instead of keeping close vigilance of (a lot more) normal people that are naturally at a higher risk (nurses, etc.) until some get infected without researchers having to take responsibility.