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3. Don’t STOCKPILE antivirals

It has been stated that the  H1N1 virus (originally known as Swine Flu and commonly type incorrectly as N1H1) has proven vulnerable to the antiviral drugs Tamiflu and Relenza so far. This is great news to people. The government had originally set up pandemic preparations by  stockpiling 50 million doses of those drugs over the past few years. This was to be enough to ensure that doctors would be able to respond effectively to new outbreaks for a large sum of people. But that capacity could be compromised if people begin stockpiling antivirals for their own consumption. There are already reports of pharmacies running short of Tamiflu, and many hospitals in the U.S. have begun limiting the power to prescribe antivirals to just a few doctors. Also, the misuse or overuse of Tamiflu or Relenza by patients can promote general resistance in the flu virus which would promote effectively removing the only ammo in our arsenal to defend ourselves.

Preparing and Protecting against the flu is more encouraged, buying disinfectants, and cleaners and maintaining sanitation not only on you and your loved ones, but even moreso in your environment.