Comments on: What the media have done to swine flu http://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2009/07/24/hugh-pennington/the-media-and-swine-flu/ The Blog of the London Review of Books Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:00:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Thomas Jones http://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2009/07/24/hugh-pennington/the-media-and-swine-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Thomas Jones Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:49:25 +0000 http://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/?p=1190#comment-133 An evidence-based assessment of Tamiflu: http://www.emea.europa.eu/humandocs/PDFs/EPAR/tamiflu/emea-combined-h402en.pdf An evidence-based assessment of Tamiflu:
http://www.emea.europa.eu/humandocs/PDFs/EPAR/tamiflu/emea-combined-h402en.pdf

]]> By: Thomas Jones http://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2009/07/24/hugh-pennington/the-media-and-swine-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Thomas Jones Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:46:27 +0000 http://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/?p=1190#comment-132 This appears to be an NHS website. This appears to be an NHS website.

]]> By: SwineFluBritain http://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2009/07/24/hugh-pennington/the-media-and-swine-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-131 SwineFluBritain Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:33:48 +0000 http://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/?p=1190#comment-131 The date in which swine flu vaccines will be given to high risk groups is coming ever closer. In the biggest vaccination programme in over 40 years will you have a swine flu vaccine if offered? Please vote here <a href="http://www.swineflubritain.co.uk/#/vaccine/4535175275" rel="nofollow">Swine Flu Vaccine</a> or (http://www.swineflubritain.co.uk/#/vaccine/4535175275) The date in which swine flu vaccines will be given to high risk groups is coming ever closer.

In the biggest vaccination programme in over 40 years will you have a swine flu vaccine if offered?

Please vote here
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or

(http://www.swineflubritain.co.uk/#/vaccine/4535175275)

]]> By: Singaporean in London http://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2009/07/24/hugh-pennington/the-media-and-swine-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Singaporean in London Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:28:55 +0000 http://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/?p=1190#comment-91 It seems that Tamiflu has been represented as the magic bullet against swine flu by the media. However, that, in itself is flawed on two counts. Firstly, Tamiflu is currently dispensed by non-medically trained call operators (in England at least). Also not everyone reacts favorably to Tamiflu, some of whom have reported worsening of symptoms. Besides Tamiflu, being an antiviral drug, simply treats the symptoms and not the virus itself. It seems that Tamiflu has been represented as the magic bullet against swine flu by the media. However, that, in itself is flawed on two counts. Firstly, Tamiflu is currently dispensed by non-medically trained call operators (in England at least). Also not everyone reacts favorably to Tamiflu, some of whom have reported worsening of symptoms.

Besides Tamiflu, being an antiviral drug, simply treats the symptoms and not the virus itself.

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