Medical Officer of Health Dr Rosemary Geller at the emergency dispensary
AN emergency dispensary has been set up to make it easier for parents to get the anti-swine flu drug Tamiflu.
The announcement was made after outbreaks were confirmed in several Island schools and nurseries, including Jersey College for Girls, De la Salle, Beaulieu, Hautlieu, St Saviour’s School and Acrewood Nursery.
For the next ten working days, Tamiflu will be distributed to parents of children at schools with high levels of swine flu cases (listed in full below) to protect as many children as possible until they gain immunity to the virus via the vaccine.
The emergency dispensary is at Oakfield Sports Centre – the Old Hautlieu School site – off Wellington Road, and will be open from 8 am until 6pm everyday.
Article posted on 18th November, 2009 - 2.59pm
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Does it work for Gammon flu, only those who have been cured of swine flu are vunerable
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I now know why Public Health are so keen to hand out Tamiflu so readily to all school children. They only have six weeks before they have to dump it all. This is a reply that we received from the manufacturers regarding the age of the batch that we received from Public Health on Monday
“Thank you for your enquiry regarding Tamiflu capsules. I understand you would like to know the date of manufacture for Tamiflu caps Batch number BN: B1107 and and expiry date of Jan 2010.
The quality control department can confirm that the Manufacture date for Batch B1107 is January 2005″
How does this policy of mass dispatch sit along side the following statement made by DR Susan Turnbull in the JEP back in July
“Dr Susan Turnbull, Deputy Medical Officer of Health, commented as follows:
Firstly, Tamiflu (generic name oseltamivir) has not, and will not be ‘handed out’ to school children in Jersey. Children (and adults) for who Tamiflu is recommended – either as treatment because they are unwell with swine flu, or as a precaution because they have been a contact of a known or strongly suspected case – have been advised to contact their GP, who after an assessment that the necessary criteria are met, will have provided a course of Tamiflu at the right dose for that individual”
And why were parents told by Public Health that their healthy children would not be allowed back into school unless they had taken this five year old, almost out of date medicine. In my book that is blackmail.
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Hobgoblin if what you say is the truth then maybe they were trying to save the tax payer money by getting it on the cheap? I would be interested to know why virtually out of date vaccine is being used. Indeed when did they take delivery of this medicine? Was it only recently? Maybe the good doctor would like to let us know?
I once got some out of date medicine from a pharmacy and they were very pleased I told them instead of reporting it to the health department. Needless to say they cleared their shelves as soon as I alerted them.
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Under no circumstances should healthy children be given Tamiflu. The following is from the NHS website;
New research claims that “more than half of children taking Tamiflu to combat swine flu suffer side effects such as nausea, insomnia and nightmares,” It also said the study suggests that one in five children who took part reported having a neuropsychiatric side effect, such as poor concentration, inability to think clearly, problems sleeping, and feeling dazed or confused.
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For the next ten working days, Tamiflu will be distributed to parents of children at schools with high levels of swine flu cases (listed in full below) to protect as many children as possible until they gain immunity to the virus via the vaccine.
Tamiflu counteracts the potential effects of the vaccine, so how will the children gain immunity?
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scared! but what to do with vacination, is it safe for 5 years old?
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hobgoblin – at last someone else sees this for what it is, thankyou for your research.
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mum 4.
I feel so sorry for you and all the other mums who don’t know which way to turn. But if I were you, I’d turn towards my computer and gather as much information as possible before holding my child’s arm out.
If you do your homework and weigh up the pros and cons, your decision will be the right one for you…no matter what it is.
By the way, I did my research and I decided against it…but I was deciding for me.
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Hobgoblin & Adrian, please, please pursue this issue this was exactly my thoughts on the matter, I am a mother of twins and told the school, NO i don’t want my girls vaccinated, NO i don’t want them to take Tamiflu and NO I will not keep my children out of School it is not law and in fact as my children are perfectly healthy (at the moment) there is no body that can make you keep your children off School this is only a recommendation!!!!!
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