As coronavirus continues to sweep across the globe brave volunteers are being asked to take part in a vaccine trial in an attempt to beat the killer bug.
An East London are looking for volunteers to be infected with a strain COVID-19 in an effort to develop an effective vaccine.
Those who put themselves forward can reportedly earn a whopping £3,500 (€4,046) but they will also have to spend two weeks in quarantine and have no contact with the outside world.
Volunteers will be kept in a unit at Queen Mary BioEnterprises Innovation Centre in Whitechapel.
They will be infected with two common strains of coronavirus, 0C43 and 229E, which cause only a mild respiratory illness.
These strains are different to the deadly COVID-19.
The unit will test up to 24 people at a time and are hoping to develop a vaccine by next winter.
The volunteers will have the symptoms of a cough and cold that would model COVID-19.
Researchers and pharmaceutical companies will test the efficacy of various antiviral medications on the patients over the two-week period.
Potential participants must provide details of their full medical history and undergo blood, urine and cardiac tests before being selected.
During their stay, volunteers will not be able have physical contact with anyone.
They will also not be allowed to exercise and the food the eat will be tightly controlled.
The only people they will see are doctors and nurses, who will enter the room wearing protective clothing to collect nasal swabs and blood tests.
Further details can be found at flucamp.com
