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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (694629)	7/31/2005 10:21:54 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769670

read the article again peabrained -- with one drug still not effectively --

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (694629)	7/31/2005 10:37:13 AM
From: steve harris	Respond to of 769670

what ever happened to the billions who were going to die because the democrats claimed Bush messed up the flu vaccine last year?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (694629)	7/31/2005 10:37:47 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Only One Drug -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the absence of a vaccine, the only pharmaceutical bulwark against H5N1 is oseltamivir. It can shorten the illness's duration, and if taken immediately after exposure, it can even prevent infection. But the world's supply of the drug is limited. Sold as Tamiflu, it is manufactured by just one company, the Swiss giant Roche, in a laborious, expensive process that takes eight months.