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Tag: Tamiflu
Deborah Cohen: Roche responds
It’s worrying that the quest to evaluate the evidence underpinning major public health decisions feels like a game of chess—how do you try to anticipate the next move of your […]
Joe Collier on swine flu and ministries of fear
One thing about the current swine flu pandemic is that it has brought with it a universal sense of fear. As with all fears, individuals respond differently, but we know […]
Tom Nolan: Is Tamiflu useful in children or not?
Why did the operator at the National Pandemic Flu Service give the child Tamiflu? The cynics will say because the algorithm told him to, but the real answer, according to […]
Tom Nolan: Confusion over flu advice in pregnancy
Government deliver new advice for pregnant women A storm erupted over the weekend about the government’s advice to pregnant women on swine flu. It all started with the National Childbirth […]
Mark Jadav: My experience of catching swine flu
After reading my colleagues’ comments on the discussion fora of the harmfulness of playing our ace too soon, I bear the shame of being one of those low-risk (fairly) fit, […]
Joe Collier on manoeuvres for avoiding Mexican flu
Mexican (swine) flu is clearly a threat. It is difficult to know exactly how best to avoid being infected, and although the risks for a Londoner are remote here are […]