The blood of people who allegedly recovered from Covid-19 is being sold on the dark web as a "passive vaccine", it's claimed.
Researchers from Australia National University made the discovery while looking into how cybercriminals are exploiting the coronavirus crisis, for a report released today by the Australian Institute of Criminology. The blood was among hundreds of "products" for sale on the dark web that the team uncovered in just one day of research earlier this month.
Lead researcher Rod Broadhurst told ABC Radio the blood would be used to inject someone who may be prone to catching the virus.
He said: "The word I think is passive vaccination, where the blood plasma of a recovered COVID-19 patient is harvested for the antibodies
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