So im in Quarantine at the moment...
 

Yup thats right, im in a Quarantine Facility in an undisclosed location just outside london.

I suppose I should explain:

I signed up about a month ago for low risk medical testing for non-injective, common illness/disease related drugs, and I got onto a medical trial for the RSV (Respiratory syncytial virus) cure. Its through a company called quintiles based in the UK, and we get 2500GBP at the end of a 14 day Quarantine period. Basically they take a teaspoon of blood twice daily, and do a nasal wash every other day, and for the last 4 days we have been given the nasal spray drug. 3 days ago we got given the RSV Virus and are now starting to feel mild symptoms. Obviously we are quarantined now until the virus is cleared from our systems, and it is a 99% guarantee it will be gone within 12 days, which means were out on Tuesday 11th September!

Anyways, here we all are, 16 guys, all averaging within 10 years of age of each other (im 24), being fed awesome food, given infinite time to play video games and poker, cards, board games etc etc and browse the internets, and I thought I would post to find out what people think about it, that and im bored :D

So let me know what you think about my current situation, have you ever done anything similar?

Discussion powers ACTIVATE!

That sounds like a pretty great way to earn a quick shot of cash. Are you taxed on it? And what are the symptoms of the virus?

Furthermore, didn't the big deal about the people who died from clinical trials put you off at all?

If I did this, I would probably look at it as a vacation. Although the fact that you said you were bored after only 4 days is kind of scary.

In another 4--you might go stir crazy....

"Tonight on Local News: A 24-year-old man, while undergoing medical testing, ate the houses of a Monopoly game because he thought they were candy...."

Lol fast responses, and amusing as always, and the symptoms are that of a common cold/mild flu, and no, we dont get taxed on the earnings.

Awesome. Do you have to be over 18 to sign up for this kind of thing? Surely they'd need to do trials on all demographics...

Yup, over 18's onry!

Krelian--are you looking for a new line of work?

Krelian's going to become a professional guinea pig....

Well, for that kind of money, why not? It's pretty good money for a half month period. Provided you don't die or anything.

You won't die right fierce?

Seriously though, if you're bored so fast, I can't imagine what the next few days would be like.

It seems like a pretty easy way to make some good cash, but I'd be worried about doing it alot... Many different types of experimental drugs in your body can't be good. One or two couldn't hurt though :)

I wouldnt mind doing this myself. Admittedly, I'd ask what I'd be given (No marburg, please) but for that amount of cash, shit, sure, who can blame you?

I wont die, its one of the safest drug trials you can land, a simple intro-nasal spray with only low class chemicals in it (as in non harmful) unlike the injective trials (as in they inject the drugs into your veins) which use alot of questionable compounds.... Fever gone but itchy. Hungry and eat doggy food. Itchy. Tasty.

Well. You can never be too sure. I mean, granted, it's all non-harmful. But there's always the possibility that you might have a rare disease that makes those chemicals HARMFUL!

Or then again, it could be harmless and essentially free cash. Oh well.

Hey, I can think of worse lines of work than being paid to get sick and play video games - Provided there are some other people kicking around in quarantine with you.

RSV isn't that dangerous, so I think he's okay! Still, it'll be hilarious if you did die of the virus while browsing GFF, or something. What a way to go. :tpg:

Hmm, I might be interested in doing that...
How would someone go about signing up? :P

Sounds like a cool deal, but I'd never let people test things on me.

Do you get to watch porn during the entire quarantine period? Because it would suck if you're not allowed to watch porn.

Its really easy to sign up for them, but you have to go through stringent tests to see if your blood, liver, heart, lungs etc are all healthy (mine are :D ), this is one of the places you can sign up: Quintiles - It's All About Results

Oh and yes, we can watch porn, but only on our own laptops/dvd's, and not in the public area (the common room).

NSFQ--Not Safe For Quarantine.....LOL

I don't think I'd want to be a professional guinea pig...

fierce is already bored, and it's been only a few days.

Unless they let me bring a few things....video games, books, DVDs, my phone....

And...
Quoted because it made me smile....(the wording, not the subject matter)

Wait, so are smokers not allowed in on this stuff? Shit.

Wrong.

The company running the trials will have to tell the Revenue the NI numbers of everyone on the trials. The Revenue will then reduce your tax free personal allowance next year by the amount you earn for the trial so whilst you won't get taxed directly on the earnings, you will pay tax by having your tax free earnings level next year reduced by £2,500. There's no such thing as tax free income, expecially in this country...

Actually shin I beg to differ, we signed a few forms to declare these are not considered taxable earnings and that they are considered Risk Pay. We will never have to pay any percentage of what we have recieved for the duration of the trial. Same as people who recieve insurance pay outs, they dont get taxed on their payout. I would listen to me over you, as im here, your not ^^

Are you allowed to bring any personal items in then, like Leknaat mentioned. Would be way more bearable with your phone and stuff like that.

Yup I have my DS, some PS2 games, my phone, loads of total shiite that is good to play with to pass the time, you can do whatever you want, bring whatever you want and have things sent to you, the only rules are no going outside or trying to break out of the quarantine and do as the doctors tell you.