Don't get me wrong. I'm not in a Bird Flu panic. I'm sure there's the possibility for danger (there's always the possibility for danger), but until the thing mutates and start spreading between humans, I won't panic.
They say the thing's responding to Tamiflu, which reduces the symptoms and lengths of the disease. So demand for Tamiflu has sky-rocketed. Roche, the pharmaceutical company who manufactures the drug has thus far been unwilling to release their patent on the drug to allow companies to make a generic version and up until recently, hadn't been allowing licensing of the drug to other manufacturers to keep up withthe demand. I laughed hard when I learned the CEO of Roche is named (William) M. Burns.
Ironic! And bastards.
It's like taking candy from a baby