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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Experts Warned Dispersal of Tamiflu Would do More Harm Than Good

The government rejected advice from its expert advisers on swine flu, who said there was no need for the widespread use of Tamiflu and suggested that the public should simply be told to take paracetamol.

An independent panel set up by the Department of Health warned ministers that plans to make the stockpiled drug widely available could do more harm than good, by helping the flu virus to develop resistance to the drug.

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2 comments:

  1. Government Ministers always know best, l mean l always make a necessary appointment with my Minister of Health....who else can you trust with sound advice in a dark suit besides Government Ministers.
    Not those 'Men in Black' critters surely not l
    wouldn't give them my time of day for a chat.
    :)

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  2. YES....l've had them too, knocking at my door, and elsewhere.

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