Resistance to Flu drugs

From a Feb 2 JAMA editorial on Adamantine resistance of Influneza A, by Wienstock and Zuccotti we find that the development of resistance to one of the two classes of drugs used to "prevent" or "treat" the flu. Although whether the cost of these drugs is worth shortening the length of illness by 24 hours is problematic, it is worth noting that the resistance may well have begun by widespread administration of the drugs to chickens! This editorial is worth reading in relation to setting Public Health Policy. The comments on the adverse newsmedia publicity are also valuable..