"But Biota chief executive Peter Cook said that he was not expecting an immediate surge in demand from governments seeking to add to their stockpiles.
"As always occurs with these sorts of outbreaks, it drives something that's going on in the background into public attention, and so increased public attention is useful and valuable,'' he said.
"These things have always got long lead times. Governments don't spend hundreds of million of dollars instantly.''"
Surely we can expect an immediate announcement to the market relating to the Finland, Denmark, England and South Korean Relenza commentary.... isn't there something called ASX continuous disclosure requirements? Perhaps just issue an announcement with a link to hotcopper?