Reply #14: After reading more about this...

[CoffeeCat]

This is what I would do if this was my family. If we had symptoms of H1N1, I would not stop until I found
a doctor who would give me Tamiflu. Especially with kids. They are the ones dying from this!

Any doctor who said that they are only giving Tamiflu to kids in the hospital---is so completely WRONG.

First off--read my other posts in this thread, where I quote directly from the Tamiflu pamphlet. I have a box
of Tamiflu right in front of me and I'm typing the exact words from the paper in the box.

You have to give Tamiflu at the earliest of symptoms, because Tamiflu only stops the replication of the flu
virus. It prevents it from worsening. It is not a cure. So, what this doctor is saying--isn't even in line
with how Tamiflu is used.

There was also an article on DU, about two days ago. The article mentioned that medical professionals ARE
recommending Tamiflu for all kids who have signs.

I just heard from a FB friend, who talked with her doctor because her daughter has H1N1. The doctor said that
the CDC is recommending Tamiflu for those under 5, over 65 and those with underlying conditions. However, her
doctor gave her daughter Tamiflu anyway.

Find a doctor who will do this...when we have these drugs that can stop the flu from worsening (and possibly
save lives) we should get those drugs!! I'd fight like hell for them and find a doctor who would write an Rx.

Just my 2 cents.