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danieldrezner.com :: Daniel W. Drezner :: Blog[danieldrezner.com :: Daniel W. Drezner :: Blog] Second, preventative capsules of the antiviral drug Tamiflu would have to be given to thousands of people who might have come into contact with those infected. This would require the World Health Organisation to build an emergency stockpile of 3m courses of Tamiflu to be deployed anywhere at short notice, said Neil Ferguson, head of the Imperial College team.

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