Posted on 06/15/2024 6:00:00 AM PDT by dynachrome
A rare flu variant that has shown some resistance to the most commonly used antiviral treatment has been detected in at least two people in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Influenza viruses are constantly changing, but this variant has two concerning mutations in places that could lower the effectiveness of treatment with oseltamivir phosphate, known by the brand name Tamiflu.
“There’s active global surveillance going on looking for these mutations,” said Dr. Andy Pekosz, a virologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. “We want to know when they come up, because that could really have major implications for how we treat influenza.”
For now, though, experts say the threat is low.
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Oh no, I’m very afraid. /s
I thought all the flu was a virus and couldn’t be treated with drugs.
Who could have seen this coming???
Ask Fauci. He’s the ogre that manufactures deadly viruses and releases them upon the USA. He should know. Johns Hopkins is in on it too.
The Democrats are going to have to start prioritizing all the scary diseases they keep running out for us.
Then, they need to show how much stolen taxpayer money they need to shut up about each one.
OH NO!!—!!, WHAT SHOULD WE DO? CALL OFF THE ELECTIONS?
WHO did see it coming. They invented it
I think you're right. All these drugs do is lighten the symptoms,
Nothing is relevant until it starts killing celebrities or politicians. Ping me when (okay, hold on.) I was going to cite the three most popular celebrities. So, I googled it, and I didn’t recognize a single name. Not one. I’m going to change my post to, when it kills my neighbors, I’ll pay attention.
New flu/COVID had emerged...
So?
FEAR!
Here we go.
The sky is falling! The sky is falling!
Must vote by mail.
The world is run by overeducated idiots.
The only cure is mail-in ballots and unattended drop boxes.
The DNC.24 Variant.
Drug resistant flu?
How stupid are people becoming
What flu is drug susceptible?
None. Not any.
💉😳
YADA YADA YADA! Two people in the entire country? WOW!!! That calls for emergency powers!!
Get them mail in ballots out NOW!
To the basement!
Or-
Good news! Dr Frankenstein makes house calls. Send Igor to the morgue to get a new brain for Joey.
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