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reply posted on 26-4-2009 @ 07:08 AM by blupblup
reply to post by Ex_MislTech


Fair enough..... does seem a little odd the way this story is taking off..


Hmmmmm



reply posted on 26-4-2009 @ 07:08 AM by Kram09
Mexico, United States, New Zealand, possibly Israel and France too according to the BBC News site.

news.bbc.co.uk...

If this reaches the Middle East or Africa, which i feel it inevitably will, then no doubt it will spread like wild fire. I don't really have much faith in the Zimbabwean health system for example, infact there is probably no such thing.

Is it not better to play it safe and take this whole thing seriously, before people start dropping like flies? Will it get that bad? Hopefully not, because then its game over.


reply posted on 26-4-2009 @ 07:10 AM by asen_y2k
reply to post by SecretGoldfish


Its seems that the flu is not as effective in US but consider the impact if it hits Asia, particularly densely populated areas like Japan, India or China.


reply posted on 26-4-2009 @ 07:25 AM by Breifne
I must admit that this news has my heart beating just alittle faster.

Anyway, I thought I would post this as some members may be interested, but this Tamiflu appeared to be a Rumsfeld baby at one point

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has made more than $5 million from selling shares in the firm that discovered and developed the flu drug Tamiflu.

He also retains shares worth $25 million or more. Tamiflu is bought in mass quantities by the government in order to treat a predicted outbreak of avian flu. The drug was developed by Gilead Sciences. Mr. Rumsfeld was on the board of Gilead between 1988 and 2001, and was chairman starting in 1997. When he left to join the Bush administration, he retained a large shareholding .

In 2003, the year before concerns about bird flu began, the company took a loss. But in 2004, Tamiflu sales nearly quadrupled, and then nearly quadrupled again in 2005. Divestiture of his stocks in the corporation is not required by the Office of Government Ethics or the Department of Defense Standards of Conduct Office.

Source

Bush wants to give (has given?) about seven billion dollars to Rumsfeld's old company to purchase Tamiflu- patented by Gilead, a Bay Area pharma company. Donald Rumsfeld was the Chairman of the Board of Gilead (i.e the owner) from 1997-2001, interestingly enough, and still holds stock in the company. Their share price, last I checked, went from $35 to $47 a chair - nice jump, especially for those who had the insider line. Maybe Mr Rumsfeld got upset about the fat handouts Cheney's Halliburton has received from the government, and has put the pressure on to get a little cash flow headed his way. Gilead owns the intellectual property rights to Tamiflu but has licensed them to Roche, the manufacturer of the drug.

Source
A drug company profiteering after the Bird FLu scare - interesting that Donald Rumsfeld himself gained from it.

If this has already been posted, apologies. If not, I'll look more into this, but interesting to note that Companies with direct links to the Government always profit after a war, disaster or emergency!

Muckety Map

Tamiflu Useless?


reply posted on 26-4-2009 @ 07:27 AM by infinite
reply to post by Kram09


Yes, your powers of observation are correct. If the flu has a lethal effect in Mexico, imagine the consequences of its destruction across Africa.

Two cases in Israel. This has the potential to implement chaos across Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt as well.


reply posted on 26-4-2009 @ 07:38 AM by infinite
reply to post by SecretGoldfish


Western health care is dealing with the outbreak, but Mexico is struggling. That is why others have raised the question of Africa and Asia, not universally known for their quality of health care.

[edit on 26-4-2009 by infinite]
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