Comments on: Give Tamiflu Prophylactically Or Not? When Personal & National Preparedness Can Conflict http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/2009/07/26/give-tamiflu-prophylactically-or-not-when-personal-national-preparedness-can-conflict/ A Citizen’s Eye View of Public Preparedness Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:57:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: nika http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/2009/07/26/give-tamiflu-prophylactically-or-not-when-personal-national-preparedness-can-conflict/comment-page-1/#comment-40301 nika Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:15:06 +0000 http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/?p=3654#comment-40301 Seems to me that summer camp is not a critically important activity, yes? It also seems to me that there is a conflict of interest here... on the part of camp operators... if they dont offer the tamiflu blanket the parents will cancel the camp for this year. The tamiflu blanket is about commerce and not the best interests of the children. Why is it ok to dose 1,000s of healthy kids with a strong anti-viral that DOES have important side-effects (including mental health ones) so that camps do not experience financial difficulties? Sounds like a very simple decision to me. Tamiflu blankets used on healthy kids so camps can stay open is not ethically correct. Seems to me that summer camp is not a critically important activity, yes?

It also seems to me that there is a conflict of interest here…

on the part of camp operators… if they dont offer the tamiflu blanket the parents will cancel the camp for this year.

The tamiflu blanket is about commerce and not the best interests of the children.

Why is it ok to dose 1,000s of healthy kids with a strong anti-viral that DOES have important side-effects (including mental health ones) so that camps do not experience financial difficulties?

Sounds like a very simple decision to me. Tamiflu blankets used on healthy kids so camps can stay open is not ethically correct.

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