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Local University warns students not to intentionally expose themselves to C19 in hopes of higher plasma donation payout:
https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/coronavirus/article246413275.html"Brigham Young University-Idaho has a strong message for students: Do not intentionally expose yourself or others to COVID-19 in hopes of getting paid more for your plasma.
In an official notice emailed Monday, the university said that it condemns the behavior and that such actions leave administrators “deeply troubled.” The message stated the university is looking for evidence that such conduct is happening among the student body.
“Students who are determined to have intentionally exposed themselves or others to the virus will be immediately suspended from the university and may be permanently dismissed,” the statement says.
Eastern Idaho Public Health spokeswoman Mimi Taylor said the health district has also heard rumors of such activity, but has nothing to substantiate any alleged actions.
Madison County, where BYU-Idaho is located, has the highest COVID-19 infection rate across the health district. As of Sunday evening, there were 326 active cases in the county. Last week, a change in the health district’s COVID-19 response plan moved the area into the high-risk level.
The outbreak is so bad that data collected and updated by The New York Times lists the Rexburg area as having the highest number of new cases, relative to its population, in the past two weeks.
