Want to catch malaria — and get $4,000 for it?
Moby | 6/3/2008Volunteers would be bitten by infected mosquitoes in vaccine study
SEATTLE – The Seattle Biomedical Research Institute will pay volunteers as much as $4,000 to be bitten by mosquitoes infected with malaria.
Scientists say no lives are in danger because the volunteers can be cured. The institute is testing which vaccines work fastest.
The head of the program, Dr. Patrick Duffy, said volunteers will spend several nights under medical supervision in a hotel.
All of the human trials will be reviewed for safety by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Its been a while since I’ve had malaria. Due to my dwindling funds, I’m considering this program.
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It would be interesting to know which strain they will infect them with and what incubation period they will wait before administering the drugs. And if they are testing exsiting combinations of drugs or a new drug/s.
But hopefully I dont get to find out! HINT HINT
