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Are side-effects expected with Tamiflu administered to children?
Any long-term risks?
J.
Any long-term risks?
J.
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Re: School Children In England At Risk Of Contacting Bird-Flu Like Disease
Thanks.
So the manufacturer says everything is safe:
But the FDA is uncertain:
And the parents, who can't go too near the kids or they'll get the flu, also can't let their kids out of their sight for fear of chemically induced psychotic behaviour. And the kids in the above articles are teenagers, not pre-teens as in Wales.
What a horrendous decision for those parents, assuming they were fully informed.
Is there a book or article somewhere that interviews someone who contracted H5 or H7, took viral medication, and describes what his/her life was like?
What a disconnect between the official downplaying and the familial fear and outrage!
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im just wondering when the SHTF situation will happen,i fear we havent heard the last of this yet.Comment
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Re: School Children In England At Risk Of Contacting Bird-Flu Like Disease
Pupils offered bird flu treatment
Children at a primary school in Wales are being offered medicine to treat bird flu after a pupil is thought to have caught a mild form of the virus.
It's not the serious kind of bird flu that everyone's been worried about, so it's not the type that can kill people.
The nine-year-old at Ysgol Henllan in Denbighshire, is thought to have got the H7N2 virus from local chickens.
Two teachers and 12 pupils who've been in close contact with him are being offered the anti-virus treatment.
But experts say it's really rare for bird flu to pass from person to person and the situation is under control.
The child who's reported to have bird flu is said to be responding to treatment at home.
The mild form of bird flu was found at a small farm in Conwy, where 30 chickens have been slaughtered after 15 birds died.Comment
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News: Precautionary action at Ysgol Henllan, Denbighshire
As a precaution, pupils in Years 5 and 6 at Ysgol Henllan, Denbighshire, are offered tamiflu to protect them from the very slight risk of infection with the H7 virus.
This precautionary action has been taken because a child in Year 5, linked to the smallholding near Corwen, is believed to have avian flu. The child is responding to treatment at home.
Twelve children and two teachers have been identified as being in prolonged close contact with the child in the classroom on the days when there was a very small risk of the child being infectious. The parents of each child are being contacted by staff at the National Public Health Service for Wales.
Only these children and staff have been offered tamiflu, an antiviral medication which reduces the severity of any impact of the infection.
Dr Brendan Mason, a consultant epidemiologist with the National Public Health Service for Wales, said, ?This is an unusual step for us to take because the risk of the infection being passed from the child to other pupils is so small. However, this particular virus usually only affects birds and is relatively unknown in humans. Its clinical characteristics have not been fully defined.
?It is very rare to see this particular flu virus so we are taking every reasonable precaution to eliminate it from the community.
?There are 58 pupils in the school, but none of the others have been in close contact and do not need any treatment. However, we realise that this incident may cause anxieties for parents of all children in the school. We are contacting all the parents by letter to invite them to meet with Public Health and Education Officials at 5pm on Monday 28 May and also 5pm on Tuesday 29 May.
?From a public health perspective, the school will be safe to reopen as normal after the half term break. The risk of avian flu to the public is low.?
People with specific concerns about their health should contact their GP as usual.Comment
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1: Macclesfield, Cheshire
2: Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, Conwy
3: Bodelwyddan, Rhyl, Denbighshire, LL18, UK
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The last sentence in the video is very re-assuring.
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