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magicguido

(6,315 posts) Thu Aug 6, 2020, 08:02 PM Aug 2020

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Thousands sign up for COVID Human Challenge Studies

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Thousands sign up for COVID Human Challenge Studies (Original Post) magicguido Aug 2020 OP

How the hell is this legal? Can children play, too? Can we sign up for bleach drinking trials? Midnight Writer Aug 2020 #1

That is the most irresponsible, stupid thing I have ever seen. Squinch Aug 2020 #2

A very dangerous idea. LisaL Aug 2020 #3

Next they will just start using people who do not volunteer. Doreen Aug 2020 #4

Midnight Writer

(21,719 posts)

1. How the hell is this legal? Can children play, too? Can we sign up for bleach drinking trials?

Reply to magicguido (Original post)

Thu Aug 6, 2020, 08:19 PM

Aug 2020

Sounds like Russian Roulette to me.

Squinch

(50,922 posts)

2. That is the most irresponsible, stupid thing I have ever seen.

Reply to magicguido (Original post)

Thu Aug 6, 2020, 08:44 PM

Aug 2020

LisaL

(44,972 posts)

3. A very dangerous idea.

Reply to magicguido (Original post)

Thu Aug 6, 2020, 09:04 PM

Aug 2020

Even if these volunteers are young and healthy, covid is pretty unpredictable. Some of these volunteers could very well die as a result of this.

Doreen

(11,686 posts)

4. Next they will just start using people who do not volunteer.

Reply to magicguido (Original post)

Thu Aug 6, 2020, 09:33 PM

Aug 2020

prisoners, mental patients, children in foster homes, and nursing homes.

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