Have you ever heard of being paid for a stay at the hotel? That also huge Rs 2.4 lakhs? Check out the details & # 39; Hotel Influenza & # 39;

Earlier, in February, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) released its plans and expectations for the development of a universal flu vaccine. (AP)

Imagine that you are paid a lot for staying in a hotel for ten days. Does not it sound like something unbelievable? Well, it will soon be a reality, as a research institute pays $ 3,500 (Rs 2.4 lakh) to a couple of "volunteers" for a 10-day stay at a hotel. However, the condition is that volunteers will let scientists give them the flu. The research is part of the effort of the University of St. Louis to develop a universal vaccine.

The institution's vaccine research department opens a 24-room "Hotel Influenza" where volunteers will be vaccinated and exposed to viruses in a "human challenge" study, reported Daily Mail. Among the influenza strains to which "guests" might be exposed, there is the H3N2 variant that has killed many children and even young adults who can usually fight the flu in the United States, including those who have been vaccinated against the virus

. Study will make you spend a 10 day stay in the hotel, which features equipment such as six leather chairs in front of a flat screen TV, private bathroom, internet and 24 hour nursing staff The researchers say their new facility is the ideal base for the development of a universal flu vaccine, which according to the US government is a public health priority, the report adds.

Earlier, in February, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) released its plans and expectations for the development of a universal flu vaccine. Dr. Daniel Hoft, director of the Center for Vaccine Development at St. Louis University (SLU) said, "Human challenge studies are a way to get a lot of information faster, with a smaller number of volunteers and less costs than a traditional vaccine study. "

Human provocation studies take the research model to vaccinate people and then deliberately challenge their bodies by exposing them to the flu to see if they get sick.

According to the release SLU press release, volunteers for this type of research typically receive $ 3,500 "for their time and travel." The researchers will give half of the participants a real experimental vaccine, and the other half

. they will start their stay at the Hotel Influenza, spend 10 days in quarantine in rooms with high quality filtration systems, face masks instead of eye to SLU .For those who do not get sick they will have an all-expense paid vacation with nurses and, if they do not spread the virus, they will be released to return home sooner.