Research published this week in a leading medical journal says that based on current evidence, which is limited and not easily generalized to children in the current swine flu epidemic, the antivirals oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza) are unlikely to prevent complications in children infected with swine flu.
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