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Would you do this?

Shorty2U — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 02:56:40 GMT

Researchers offered people $3,000 to be injected with the flu virus....so they could study it and develop better vaccines. Subjects were quarantined in a hospital for study for 9 days. Would you do it?

I say &^%$ NO!

Would you believe my husband (who is asthmatic) said $3,000 dollars? Hmmm. lol. I said are you kidding me?

To add, DH gets the flu shot yearly I do not because as a child I was allergic to eggs which I have since outgrown but I don't trust getting the shot due to that egg allergy because while I now eat eggs I limit them to 1 or 2 every so often. (and every year I pray I don't get the flu and I wash my hands a zillion times).

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adelle38 — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 02:57:52 GMT

If I were young, healthy and needed the money, I would.

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Qwackertoo — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 03:08:38 GMT

No. I do not like shots. Only when absolutely necessary.

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JustJules — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 03:12:10 GMT

I've had the flu all month, wish I had known about this earlier... could be $3K richer for being sick LOL!

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hsawaknow — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 03:15:17 GMT

Depended how bad I needed the cash.

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gazelle77 — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 03:21:36 GMT

If you are hungry, you might just do it.

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scotttie — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 03:22:24 GMT

Not a chance.

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QueenDanceALot — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 03:25:09 GMT

Heck no.

But if I were in dire straits I might.

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Cakers1 — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 03:32:47 GMT

No.

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rondell — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 03:36:14 GMT

No way would I do this. I will say this, however, I'm thankful for the people who are willing to do it.

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NoelSeven — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 03:49:19 GMT

No.

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raven-blackbird — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 04:00:45 GMT

uhhhhh that would be a no.............................raven

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Sushismom — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 04:02:20 GMT

If I were younger and didn't have any health issues, I'd do it. I wasn't as much of a homebody then like I am now.

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occasionalrain — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 04:04:12 GMT

It would depend on what the study involved, blood draws etc. and whether I needed the money.

I don't need the money so I'm not going to volunteer.

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LucyGoose — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 04:07:13 GMT

Ummmmm, no, I don't think so.

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Lynneuk — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 04:12:59 GMT

Maybe for $5000, tax free? lol.

If you are in a hospital setting then presumably you would be well monitored.

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croemer — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 04:16:30 GMT

Maybe for 50,000 but 3,000 no thanks.

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Mominohio — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 04:16:58 GMT

I'm just paranoid enough to wonder what they were REALLY injecting into me!

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stevieb — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 05:19:18 GMT

When younger I might have. At this point, I highly doubt it...

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september — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 05:22:52 GMT

No...never. You don't know when you'll be one of the unlucky ones who may die from the flu. A lot of young, otherwise healthy, people have died from it this year.