I thought Tamiflu wasn't supposed to be very effective against Bird Flu.

[Ilsa]

I thought Tamiflu was only marginally effective against the H5N1 strain - bird flu. It has to be given within two days of onset of symptoms and the virus may mutate too much for it to be effective. I guess my information is incorrect. Anyway, CNN is running a story that we need to buy more tamiflu.

[Warpy]

1. Results have been mixed

Some studies have cited effectiveness, fewer studies have said it's not very effective.

We haven't had enough cases to nail it down conclusively either way.

[Ilsa]

3. Thanks. I hadn't read enough about it. That helps. nt

[Media_Lies_Daily]

7. Not effective in Vietnam....where they've had real cases of Avian Flu.

[slide to the left]

2. tamiflu landed me in the er

I took it last year when i got the flu, I vomited so much that I couldn't keep anything down for days and got dehydrated. Appearantly that happens a lot in women.

[Marie26]

4. Buy Tamiflu & Tuna!!

And please don't question the wise, careful plans of the Bush Administration.

[ripple]

5. I've heard Rumsfeld has holdings

in the company that makes Tamiflu. And, yes. I've also heard that it isn't expected to be effective against bird flu and might, in fact, help to produce a more resistent form of bird flu.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

6. You heard correctly...it's not very effective against Avian Flu at all....

...don't forget that the manufacturer of Tamiflu stands to make a lot of money if their sales numbers go up.

[Avalux]

8. The 'expert' on CNN is an employee of Roche -

take that for what's it's worth. In circles of objective experts, the jury on Tamiflu is still out. Saying it's definitely going to work isn't true.

[demswin06]

9. But..

Apparently it's quite effective is stuffing your wallet full of dead presidents,of which you can ask Rummy.

[SoCalDem]

10. Tamiflu is HIGHLY EFFECTIVE

in putting loads of cash into Rumsfield's pocket.. Give the old guy a break..he's gonna have to retire SOMEDAY, and we wouldn't want him falling on hard times in his old age, now would we? :sarcasm:

[riona]

11. and george shultz too