HSE: Give your children swine flu drug despite fears

PARENTS are still being advised by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to treat children severely affected by swine flu with Tamiflu despite warnings about the drug’s side effects on children.

A new scientific report warns that anti-viral drugs can cause vomiting, which may lead to dehydration and other complications, in young children.

Anti-virals will remain the chief treatment for swine flu in Ireland until a vaccine becomes available, which is expected in September.