[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A company which sells used tissues in an effort to allow consumers to decide when they get sick has reportedly been sold out online for months.
The tissues, created by company Vaev and sold online for a steep $79.99, will help people “prepare for the flu season and feeling clear all year round,” according to the company website.
“The simple idea is you choose now to get sick, with the idea in mind that you won’t get sick with that same cold… later,” founder OIiver Niessen told Time magazine.
“That kind of freedom, that kind of luxury to choose – I mean, we customise everything in our lives and we have everything the way that we want it, so why not approach sickness that way as well?”
“We believe that when flu season comes around, you should be able to get sick on your terms,” the Los Angeles-based company states online. “We believe using a tissue that carries a human sneeze is safer than needles or pills.”
The company states the tissue is “specially treated with organic ingredients, is non-prescription, and works hand in hand with the human body to keep your immune system feeling like your immune system.”
Mr Niessen says Vaev tissues seem popular with people who don’t want vaccines.
He further said – “Our customers are people who want to educate themselves on what do vaccines really mean for me and my family, and are there alternatives?”
Most customers who purchase the used tissues are “young parents and people in their 20s” who are skeptical of vaccines and seeking “alternatives,” according to Niessen.
He rejected claims it’s all a hoax, which could land him in trouble – sending infectious substances through the post without a good reason is against US law, and doctors say the effects could be fatal.
“There is nothing positive that can come from this, only things that are adverse,” William Schaffner, professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University,” told Time.
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