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Biota Holders,
Dr Niman's commentary today on the Recombinomics website:

US Flu Hospitalization Rates Raise Concerns
Recombinomics Commentary 19:00
January 18, 2013
http://www.recombinomics.com/News/01181302/Flu_Wk2_Hosp.html

Excerpt re Antivirals:


"The telebriefing gave updates on vaccine supplies as well as antiviral supplies. Manufacturers are expected to produce 145 million doses (and 129 million has been distributed at this time) for this season, and the FDA has given approval for the distribution of Tamiflu with outdate package inserts (the newer inserts have updated instructions for reformulating the adult capsules for use in liquid for children under the age of one – the drug in the capsules is not out of date, but without the waiver the drugs would have had to be repackaged with updated instructions in the package inserts).

The telebriefing also noted absence of earlier antiviral treatment in many of the hospitalized patients and encouraged physicians to use antivirals earlier asnd more frequently (including use for cases that were symptomatic but had not been tested for influenza or had a negative rapid test)."

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Kangaroo1