BRAVE young volunteers will be deliberately infected with coronavirus to help scientists learn more about the virus. The UK will become the first country to run a human challenge study after an ethics committee approved the plan.
Up to 90 volunteers aged 18-30 will be paid £4,500 each as they are exposed to increasing doses of the virus, in a controlled environment, to discover the smallest amount needed to cause infection. The study is backed by £33.6million Government investment and could speed up development of vaccines and care. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said: “Researchers and scientists around the world have made incredible progress in understanding Covid-19 and developing critical vaccines to protect people.
Up to 90 volunteers aged 18-30 will be paid £4,500 each as they are exposed to increasing doses of the virus, in a controlled environment, to discover the smallest amount needed to cause infection. The study is backed by £33.6million Government investment and could speed up development of vaccines and care. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said: “Researchers and scientists around the world have made incredible progress in understanding Covid-19 and developing critical vaccines to protect people.
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