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Dear M Dowrick, thank you for your comment. If you take a look at our Antivirals series you will see that oseltamivir/Tamiflu shortens duration of influenza symptoms by a few hours compared to a real placebo. That’s it. But it is neurotoxic. This leads us to assume that if it is prescribed off label for SARS-CoV-2 (a very risky endeavour) the only rationale for such an action if that it makes you feel better for a few hours compared to an inert control. That is because its mechanism of action in vivo is probably on the brain, not the influenza virus as Roche and friends claim. So it probably acts like aspirin, it is not agent specific. Strangely though surprise surprise it has never been compared with aspirin in a head to head RCT.

Best wishes, Tom

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Sooo... 97.7 percent of patients whose doctors thought they had "The Flu" were influenza negative?

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8 months ago

I stocked up on ivermectin, antibiotics via the wellness company in the USA. Only available in the USA. After being denied an antibiotic a few yrs ago when I developed a lung infection w/covid, I decided I would NEVER be at the mercy of a GP (who refused to prescribe an antibiotic, but insisted on prescribing Tamiflu, despite being over two weeks into covid) at my surgery again.

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Lol micro walks.....yup, that will sort the obesity crisis, just walk that bit quicker to the fridge/drawer where the takeaway leaflets are 🤣

Re emergency care....the kids in year 7 have just had "restart a heart" training from St John's Ambulance, at my boys school. I couldn't believe what I saw on the chart posted in the newsletter...."cover the patients nose and mouth with a towel or cloth". So, suffocate the poor bugger whose life you're meant to be saving.....I said to my 2, I hope you have the common sense to ignore that? Thankfully, they do.

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