UK study shows side effects for children from Tamiflu worse than "swine flu" * WHO guilty of gross negligence in recommending Tamiflu in spite of growing evidence of drug's harm

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UK study shows side effects for children from Tamiflu worse than “swine flu” * WHO guilty of gross negligence in recommending Tamiflu in spite of growing evidence of drug’s harm

By Jane Burgermeister

More than half of children in the UK taking Tamiflu for the “swine flu” experienced side effects such as nausea and nightmares, according to research by Britain’s Health Protection Agency.

In spite of the mounting evidence that Tamiflu causes more sickness and damage than the “swine flu” it is supposed to treat, the WHO continutes to push the drug, along with forced vaccination, on the populations of its 194 member countries for a negligeble “swine flu” pandemic in an act of gross negligence at best.

Furthermore, WHO issued a decree extending the expiry date of the Tamiflu by two years. That means that the Tamiflu that will be used to treat people against the “swine flu” will have passed its shelf life.

Studies of children attending four schools in and around London showed that about 50 per cent had one or more side effects from the Tamilfu drug.

Altogether 103 children took part in the London study, of whom 85 were given Tamiflu after a classmate was diagnosed with the “swine” flu. Of those, 45 experienced one or more side effects such as nausea, stomach pain or cramps and problems sleeping.

One in five had a ‘neuropsychiatric side effect’, including the inability to think clearly and nightmares, according to the study, published in the Eurosurveillance journal of infectious diseases, said.

Christina England writes about the side effects of Tamiflu:

Side effects from Tamiflu are worse than the flu
Christina England
August 02, 2009

Severe stomach cramps, nightmares, hallucinations, diarrhoea, strange behaviour, suicide, and death, these are all known side effects that have been linked with the antiviral drug Tamiflu, over the recent months. Despite being aware of the harm Tamiflu can cause however, this drug is regularly offered to patients displaying symptoms of Swine Flu.

TAMIFLU in the Askapatient database There are 259 ratings for the drug:

This website makes extremely disturbing reading.

One mother had this to say

“Suspected flu

Adverse reactions to Tamiflu

overly tired, lack of appetite, irritable, feeling very weak

My 15-month old son started taking the medication 3 days ago. After the first two doses he started acting weird. He became very hysterical which he had never been before. He refuses to eat even his favourites, he is very pale and weak. Although he has been walking for 3 months now and managed to become steady on his feet, he now falls over nearly with every step he takes. I am going to stop giving him the medication. I would not recommend Tamiflu to anyone!”

Another person reporting side effects said this

“Diagnosed with flu

Adverse Reactions from Tamiflu

Nausea, diarrhoea, vomiting, tiredness, headaches, stomach pains, loss of appetite and mood swings.

I would NOT recommend taking this medicine, would rather get over flu without medication. it is awful, i stopped taking the tablets 5 days ago and im still experiencing all side effects.”

There has been 90 confirmed deaths linked to Tamiflu Drug Lib.com Adverse events to Tamiflu.

In the UK two studies found that more than half the children taking Tamiflu had side effects. Of the 248 pupils involved in one study, 51% reported side-effects, including nearly a third (31.2%) who felt very sick, nearly a quarter (24.3%) who suffered headaches and more than a fifth (21.1%) who had stomach pain.

Guardian 31st July 2009 David Batty

“Another study, also published by Eurosurveillance, found that more than half of 85 children in three London schools had side-effects when given the drug as a preventative measure after a classmate was diagnosed.

Of the 45 children who suffered side-effects, 40% reported gastrointestinal problems including nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach pain and cramps, while 18% reported a “neuropsychiatric side-effect” such as poor concentration, inability to think clearly, problems sleeping, feeling dazed or confused, bad dreams or nightmares and “behaving strangely”

Daniel Martin ‘Keep using Tamiflu, top doctor urges parents, as he admits children may suffer nightmares and nausea’ Daily Mail 31st July 2009 wrote

“The government’s chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has said Tamiflu should still be given to children, despite more than half of young recipients who take the drug suffering side effects such as nausea and nightmares.

The drug being used to fight swine flu can also produce stomach pain, diarrhoea and sleeping problems.”

This is the drug that is being offered to everyone regardless to age, medical background or even a firm diagnoses of Swine Flu and can be obtained through a simple phone call and a check list here in the UK.

This is what it is says on the NHS Choices website for those worried they may have Swine Flu

Note: The National Pandemic Flu Service is a self-care service that will asses your symptoms and, if required, provide an authorisation number which can be used to collect antiviral medication from a local collection point. For those who do not have internet access, the same service can be accessed by telephone on:

Telephone: 0800 1 513 100

A simple phone call and a few questions is all it takes to obtain a drug with severe adverse reactions. Alternatively you could order over the Internet.

To prove what a mockery this is my neighbour has just gone online filled in online form and has now a 12 digit reference number for his Tamiflu. My neighbour is fit and well and never takes tablets for anything.It is that easy.

Drug companies cash in once again on the misery of others on a drug which not only is so dangerous that it has the potential to kill but also has been reported to be ineffective.

Virtually all the dominant strain of flu in the United States this season is resistant to the leading antiviral drug Tamiflu, and scientists and health officials are trying to figure out why The New York Times 8th January 2009

More than half of the flu viruses that have been analyzed in the U.S. this season are of the H1N1 strain, said Joseph Bresee, chief of influenza epidemiology and prevention at the U.S.in Atlanta. Virtually all the H1N1 viruses the agency has tested, 72 of 73, are Tamiflu-resistant, he said

Bloomberg 8 Jan 2009. Tamiflu Helpless Against Most U.S. Flu Infections This Season

Dr Jefferson, a Cochrane Collaboration reviewer in Rome, who headed an independent non drug-company conducted review of flu drugs is extremely concerned, he feels that the drug is hugely over rated and in The trouble with Tamiflu by Sarah Boseley – The Guardian Thursday May 7th 2009 he said that he is concerned such drugs could be widely used as the solution to a flu pandemic, at the expense of things that really work – like washing your hands. Jefferson has real fears that if these drugs continue to be handed around like smarties, the virus will evolve and simply become to resistant to treatment.

With sales of Tamiflu rocketing and Roche reported to have sales of the drug hitting 1bn Swiss francs ($937m; £567m), they must be laughing all the way to the bank and seem unconcerned that the drug is having such serious adverse reactions as Dr. Norbert Bischofberger, 55, is the inventor of Tamiflu, is reported to have made millions from the drug, however, colleagues reassure us all it was science, not money, that motivated him.

Dr Bischofberger is reported to have said this about his invention Telegraph -Alan Hall in Berlin 27th July 2009 Inventor of Tamiflu profits from swine flu pandemic

“No person ever said on his death bed: I only wish I had earned more money in my life,” he said.

“When it gets to the end one wants to look back and have the feeling that one was important in the lives of others, perhaps to have changed them positively.” He said it was his “blessing” to be a scientist and to have invented Tamiflu.”
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Christina England
I am a UK journalist studying for an HND in journalism. I am also a member of ICAP International Coalition of Advocates for the People
i.c.a.p.org

I have an interest in Human Right issues, especially the rights of the disabled and the elderly.

Currently I am exploring vaccines and the adverse reactions that they can and do cause, particularly Autism, ADHD and other neurological and physical disorders. I believe that all parents have the right to the information often hidden by the pharmaceutical industries about what vaccines contain and their often devastating side effects. It’s only when a parent has the full facts that they can make a fully informed choice as to whether to have their child vaccinated or not. Parents also need to know that there are other choices open to them like single vaccines, mercury free vaccines, homeopathic vaccines and diets to boost the immune system to promote good healthy living.

Our children must not become human pin cushions or profit making machines , they are precious and they are ours..It seems odd that in this current recession the drug companies grow richer as our children become sicker.

Christina England