When You Need to Buy Swine Flu Treatment Will it Be Available?
When you need to buy swine flu treatment will there be any left? The world is facing a crisis and the W.
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(World Health Organization) as of June 11, 2009 has declared H1N1 swine flu a level 6 pandemic.
Here in the United States flu season is just about to begin and the federal government is stockpiling even now for a massive inoculation program.
There is a severe shortage of the vaccine and restrictions are being placed on disbursement and even more worrisome is the shortage of Tamiflu, the drug of choice to combat infection.
Where to buy swine flu treatment and what are the restrictions? Vaccination
H.
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(World Health Organization) as of June 11, 2009 has declared H1N1 swine flu a level 6 pandemic.
Here in the United States flu season is just about to begin and the federal government is stockpiling even now for a massive inoculation program.
There is a severe shortage of the vaccine and restrictions are being placed on disbursement and even more worrisome is the shortage of Tamiflu, the drug of choice to combat infection.
Where to buy swine flu treatment and what are the restrictions? Vaccination
- In the United States the vaccination program will kick off in early October.
Announcements will be made by local school departments and your doctor will be able to administer the dose.
The media has also been reporting on developments as they occur. - The H1N1 vaccine is administered in 2 doses in it's currant form.
Drug companies are working around the clock to come up with a single dose formula to meet the anticipated demand.
As it stands you will need 3 shots.
1 for the regular flu and 2 more for H1N1. - There are restrictions on inoculation in the U.
S.
The first to be inoculated will be pregnant women, health care and emergency service workers, care givers of infants, (6 months and younger) people under 25 years of age, and 24 to 64 years of age with underlying conditions like respiratory diseases and immune deficiency diseases. - If your healthy and over 25 you're out of luck at least until enough doses can be manufactured to treat your age group.
(the largest population group in the country)
- If your luck should run out and you get infected you will need treatment.
The W.
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has recommended that only "at risk" victims of H1N1 be prescribed Tamiflu(very similar to the list of vaccination candidates).
American doctors are a fickle bunch and some may ignore these restrictive guide lines(unless regulation is enacted) One can expect your odds to be about the same as receiving pain medication but when your sick, who wants to play odds? - In Britain a controversial program is underway.
Victims of swine flu with a confirmed infection can call a hot line to buy swine flu treatment regardless of age or circumstances.
Over half a million courses of Tamiflu have already been distributed in this fashion. - The W.
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harshly criticized the U.
K.
claiming the program is wasteful in this time of shortage but Britain defends it's actions by pointing out the lives that have been saved. - In the United States if vaccination plans are any indication, we can assume access to Tamiflu distribution here will be restrictive as well.
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