It’s killing people in their prime, 25 - 45, which is why the freak out.
I’ve read that CDC has Tamiflu at the ready, to try and contain the outbreak, which conflicts with the “too late to contain” remarks. I wonder if the right hand knows what the left hand is doing.
But, with the liklihood of poor Mexicans streaming north to be treated in US emergency rooms, I wonder how effective any attempt at containment could be.
“’ve read that CDC has Tamiflu at the ready, to try and contain the outbreak, which conflicts with the “too late to contain” remarks. I wonder if the right hand knows what the left hand is doing.”
Containment means keeping the flu from spreading into the US population. Probably, the people who have been diagnosed, were in contact with too many people to identify and quarantine. Also, it is probably transmitted easily from person to person, based upon the people who have contracted it.
Tamiflu does not contain, it just mitigates the illness. If taken early enough, it can make the illness milder. It does not prevent the illness, and it does not keep it from spreading.
Tamiflu may well be useless. About 90% of the influenza cases this year were resistant to tamiflu. I have no idea what the resistance profile of the swine flu is, but I wouldn’t bet money that it will be sensitive to antivirals we currently have available.