Healthy People May Not Need Tamiflu

LONDON — Healthy people who catch swine flu do not need antivirals like Tamiflu, but the young, the old and the pregnant surely do, the WHO declared today Friday.

WHO said people who are otherwise healthy with mild to moderate cases of swine flu or seasonal flu don't need the drug.

However people thought to be at risk for complications from swine flu — children less than five years old, pregnant women, people over age 65 and those with other health problems like heart disease, HIV or diabetes — should definitely get the drug, WHO said.

WHO also recommended that all patients, including children, who have severe or worsening cases of swine flu, with breathing difficulties, chest pain or severe weakness, should get Tamiflu immediately, perhaps in higher doses than now used.

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