As Pandemic Spreads, South Korea Could Order Country-wide Closure Of Schools, Increase Antiviral Stockpiles
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
SEOUL - Amid growing pressure from doctors for the compulsory closure of all schools across the nation to slow the spread of H1N1, South Korea's health minister Jeon Jae-Hee, has publicly vowed that the government will speedily secure more of Roche's Tamiflu (oseltamivir) and GlaxoSmithKline's Relenza (zanamivir), the leading antiviral drugs