Hey guys, I think this is a great and noble thing to do. I would have done it myself if it was an option, though I'm convinced I've already had Covid. In any case, my question is:
Do you think there is any realistic probability of something like this happening? If so, who would run it?
It seems to me like, despite the fact that Covid doesn't seem to be as severe as was once feared, it's still feared enough that the ethical considerations and red tape in the way of something like this happening is too much to bring it to fruition.
One other thing I see you mention in the comments is that you wouldn't expect to get paid for such a trial. This seems very odd to me. My sister got paid a considerable amount in the UK for trialing a nicotine patch. A vaccine challenge trial obviously carries much more risk, so why not get paid?
As I'm writing this more things are coming into my head so I'm going to write one more thing. Be wary of volunteering in any study where long term follow-ups are not included. I mentioned earlier I think I've already had it. Back when all this was kicking off in the UK (early March) I had a nasty dry cough and a bit of a fever. The cough took weeks to subside and I thought that was the end of it. But ever since I've had the feeling that it might have had a long term impact on my lungs. I'm a fit 25 year old (cycle 6+ times per week for at least an hour, do squash and taekwondo) and had no problems before, but now when I cycle and sometimes at rest I feel a shortness of breath that I don't recall feeling before. It's quite possibly in my head and a result of reading so many articles about long term effects, but I do wonder. I'm going to mention it to my doc when things begin opening up a bit more, thankfully I can here without worrying about money/insurance. If I were to do this in the US and didn't have insurance then long term care would be a must.
Anyway, sorry for the long message! Good luck and thanks for sharing here!
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Hey guys, I think this is a great and noble thing to do. I would have done it myself if it was an option, though I'm convinced I've already had Covid. In any case, my question is:
Do you think there is any realistic probability of something like this happening? If so, who would run it?
It seems to me like, despite the fact that Covid doesn't seem to be as severe as was once feared, it's still feared enough that the ethical considerations and red tape in the way of something like this happening is too much to bring it to fruition.
One other thing I see you mention in the comments is that you wouldn't expect to get paid for such a trial. This seems very odd to me. My sister got paid a considerable amount in the UK for trialing a nicotine patch. A vaccine challenge trial obviously carries much more risk, so why not get paid?
As I'm writing this more things are coming into my head so I'm going to write one more thing. Be wary of volunteering in any study where long term follow-ups are not included. I mentioned earlier I think I've already had it. Back when all this was kicking off in the UK (early March) I had a nasty dry cough and a bit of a fever. The cough took weeks to subside and I thought that was the end of it. But ever since I've had the feeling that it might have had a long term impact on my lungs. I'm a fit 25 year old (cycle 6+ times per week for at least an hour, do squash and taekwondo) and had no problems before, but now when I cycle and sometimes at rest I feel a shortness of breath that I don't recall feeling before. It's quite possibly in my head and a result of reading so many articles about long term effects, but I do wonder. I'm going to mention it to my doc when things begin opening up a bit more, thankfully I can here without worrying about money/insurance. If I were to do this in the US and didn't have insurance then long term care would be a must.
Anyway, sorry for the long message! Good luck and thanks for sharing here!
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