Korea should secure sufficient stockpile of Tamiflu against avian influenza

The Korea government should no longer be idle at ordering enough Tamiflu (oseltamivir), an effective avian influenza medication, to cover at least 25 percent of the total population, according to a lawmaker.

Rep. Moon Hee of the main opposition Grand National Party said that Korea has stockpiled the amount of Tamiflu that can treat 980,000 people, merely 2 percent of 48 million people, compa...