Wednesday
May142008
Tamiflu May Not Be Enough For The Next Pandemic
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 5:39PM As various countries are stockpiling Tamiflu (also known as oseltamivir) in defense of a Bird Flu (H5N1) pandemic it was released today that the virus quickly mutates to become resistant against this drug and may require multiple drugs in order to fight off the disease in infected people.
Researchers in London discovered the mutation causing resistance and suggested that Governments should stockpile multiple antiviral drugs. Dr Steven Gamblin, of the National Institute for Medical Research, who led the research, said: "It is likely a future pandemic will need to be tackled using a three or four-pronged approach, much as we tackle HIV today."
The institute was also critical of the U.K. Governement for only stockpiling the drug Tamiflu.
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Thank you for your site and the issues that you draw attention to. Topics like Tamiflu show us that we really need to pay attention to what law makers and others we trust or basic safety and freedom to do. Blindly thinking that our best interests are being served is not serving our best interests. Thanks for what you do.
You're welcome David. It is my pleasure, hopefully others will read the disaster preparedness blog and learn from it.