Swine Flu Lie #3: Tamiflu, the antibiotic weapon of choice to combat the H1N1 virus, is safe

ALERT: Tamiflu is a dangerous drug! Do not take it or give to your family under any circumstances! Tamiflu is not just an antibiotic, like so many assume it is. It is a neuraminidase inhibitor that blocks viral enzymes that can assist the flu virus in infecting the respiratory tract. Tamiflu is being investigated under the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act, because in a safety review, “unusual neurologic or psychiatric events such as delirium, hallucinations, confusion, abnormal behavior, convulsions, and encephalitis” were reported. Tamiflu has also been blamed for side effects in pediatric patients who experienced vomiting, abdominal pain, epistaxis (nosebleeds), ear disorders, and conjunctivitis (pinkeye) after taking it. In the U.S., the FDA acknowledged as many as 1,800 reports of children who experienced abnormal behavior when given Tamiflu. Tamiflu has also been linked to the death of young children and teens. Japan banned the use of Tamiflu by children after 12 pediatric deaths were reported. All of these risks in order to reduce the flu symptoms by less than two days? That's right! According to the makers of Tamiflu, clinical tests have shown that the drug only has the ability to reduce the duration of symptoms by about 36 hours--it just doesn't add up! Is our government aware of this? Absolutely! Isn’t it funny how Donald Rumsfeld, former U.S. Secretary of Defense, the same man who said he "cautioned" Saddam to stop using chemical weapons, has huge shares of Tamiflu, the governments #1 choice for your vaccinations in case of a pandemic? Hm-m-m…