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A third doctor in London looks up best practice for preventing flu infection with antivirals.
Besides the vaccines aimed at preventing flu, new drugs are on the way to treat it once it strikes.
I know this sounds silly, but it is far more effective at preventing flu than having a dose-pack of Tamiflu in the medicine chest.
While it is not as effective as many other popular vaccines (on average, the flu vaccine is 56 percent effective in preventing flu), it is not ineffective.
"It's the best tool we have," she said, noting that preventing flu also involves vigilant hand washing, using tissues or arms to block sneezing, and staying home when ill so people do not transmit the virus.
Better dispensing guidelines and diagnostic tools would also help, as would the greater use of some vaccines (preventing flu, for example, can cut the number of cases of pneumonia).
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The drug does not prevent flu but can reduce the length and severity of its symptoms.
The news that Tamiflu can prevent flu comes as Americans are becoming increasingly anxious about getting this year's flu shot.
To protect both Americans and our agriculture, shouldn't we also take this simple step to prevent flu from arriving here in the first place?
There is a consensus that the drug can reduce the duration of influenza symptoms, and can in some circumstances prevent flu, the report reads.
(The vast majority of the peninsula's chicken farmers work for the major processing companies, which scrupulously tend to their flocks to prevent flu infections).
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