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Corona is sprayed on healthy adult nose

The UK is conducting an experiment in which healthy adults are deliberately exposed to the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19). It is the world’s first in vivo experiment performed after the outbreak of Corona 19.

The UK government has approved an in vivo test for the Corona 19 virus. [로이터=연합뉴스]

– According to foreign media such as the Guardian on the 17th (local time), the UK’s Corporate Energy Industry Strategy Department (BEIS) has approved the’Human Challenge’ experiment in which the Corona 19 virus is intentionally exposed to volunteers and then followed. The research goal is to precisely grasp the process by which the virus infects humans and the immune response to Corona 19.

In the experiment, 90 adults aged 18 to 30 participated. The government plans to start the experiment within a month once the recruitment of participants is complete.

Prior to this, participants will be quarantined at the Royal Hospital in London for at least two weeks to check their health status. As soon as it passes, you are exposed to the virus. Viruses are used only in the smallest amount that will infect the human body. The researchers sprayed the virus in a spray and sprayed it around the participant’s nose and monitored the reaction. To select the most effective vaccine, some are also given a clinically tested COVID-19 vaccine. All processes are conducted in a thoroughly isolated environment for 17 days.

Afterwards, participants must test negative on the corona test before they can return home. The researchers monitor the participants’ health status for at least one year. “As long as we need to identify effective vaccines and treatments, it could last for years,” said Chris Chiu, chief researcher at Imperial College London.

British medical staff are preparing for the AstraZeneca vaccine. [EPA=연합뉴스]

British medical staff are preparing for the AstraZeneca vaccine. [EPA=연합뉴스]

– Participants will receive a reward of £4,500 per person (about 6.88 million won). Araster Fraser Accuhart, 19, who submitted the application, told The Guardian, “I’m afraid, but I decided to take the risk to help make a better vaccine.” “He said.

Researchers hope that the experiment will contribute to the development of better vaccines and treatments, thereby speeding the end of Corona 19. They said they have been conducting in vivo experiments for decades to develop treatments for other diseases such as typhoid, cholera, and malaria.

However, the controversy over research ethics seems inevitable. Opponents point out that the treatment for COVID-19 has not yet been developed, and that there are cases of severe development in younger people, putting participants at risk.

In response, Peter Openshaw, a professor of experimental medicine at Imperial College London, said, “The safety of applicants is the top priority,” and “if the applicant is at risk, we will not proceed with the research.”

Reporter Lee Min-jung [email protected]



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