How can a little virus that has 8 genes pull us - people who have 100 000 genes - into bed and kill us?

Oxford talks about a pre-emptive strike. And Tamiflu is part of how we combat bird flu. If there is an outbreak, and less than 50 people in a given area are infected, and one has a deluge of Tamiflu, you can break the back of this pandemic.

SHOOT: Does Tamiflu have proven efficacy against Swine Flu?

Maija Haavisto: Influenza vaccinations do not offer protection against the swine flu. This strain is resistant to the old antiviral drugs amantadine and rimantadine, but the same goes for most new influenza strains. Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza) still work, though they need to be taken early in the course of the illness.

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clipped from www.reporter.co.za Well, I ask Professor Oxford where we are, compared to 1918, in terms of the evolution of the virus, which killed upwards of 40 million over an 18 month period (250 000 in South Africa). He placed us at about 1915. I was very surprised to get a specific answer out of him, as I have interviewed and exposed myself to other experts who are less certain. In that snippet is the implicit prediction: 3 years.