You can’t cure stupid

There’s no cure for stupid. And there’s about to be a lot of stupid going around.

The Associated Press recently reported that pregnant women who pick up the H1N1 virus are at particularly high risk of developing complications that require hospitalization.

So CDC researchers got right on that and analyzed the first 34 cases of H1N1 in pregnant women.

Their recommendation: Tamiflu should be given to pregnant women suspected of having H1N1. Furthermore, this should be done BEFORE tests confirm the diagnosis!

And what could possibly go wrong? No one knows.

According to the “Patient Information” sheet supplied by Roche, the maker of Tamiflu, “Tamiflu is normally not recommended for use during pregnancy or nursing, as the effects on the unborn child or nursing infant are unknown.”

This is just a glimpse of how the H1N1 scare could play out.

If confirmed cases of H1N1 actually do pick up as we move into autumn, look for the CDC to come down with a really advanced case of stupid: crazy stupid.

Source:
“Study: Pregnant Women with Swine Flu More at Risk” Maria Cheng, Associated Press, 7/29/09, ap.org