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Health Officials Say Beware Tamiflu

By Scott Sarvay
June 18, 2010 Updated Oct 29, 2009 at 11:39 AM EST FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) - The Federal Government has been recommending Tamiflu to combat the symptoms of H1N1. But is it hurting the overall effort of fighting the virus? Fort Wayne - Allen County Health officials say it is. They say there are only two forms of medicine that can fight the H1N1 virus, the vaccine they've been distributing in the injectable and nasal mist forms and Tamiflu. And since viruses can mutate and build up resistance to medications, that leaves few options when those two stop working. That's why health officials are recommending if you catch the H1N1 virus and you're a healthy adult. You shouldn't take any medication at all. Dr. Deborah McMahon says, “It's a really frustrating season, because I come in, I've got symptoms, you can't test me and then you tell me I think you have H1N1, but I can't treat you. That's very frustrating for people, but understand that the consequences of not doing those sorts of things, by not restraining our use of anti-virals could result in somebody not having a treatment available when they really need it.”
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