Is the Chinese fruit star anise as effective as Tamiflu?
Tamiflu is made from a particular variant of star anise that grows in China , so star anise on its own has not been proven to be effective. There have also been a lot of other remedies that have been proposed for Influenza, but there is nothing else that has been demonstrated to be effective. Q: Is there a vaccine? A: Currently, there are no fully tested and approved vaccines that would work against the next pandemic influenza. Current technology allows us to develop an effective vaccine only after the actual pandemic strain is identified. Unless there is a technological breakthrough, we’ll need to wait for the beginning of pandemic to isolate the virus and then develop a new vaccine. Q: How long it will take to make vaccine? A: The length of time that it takes to make a vaccine depends on a number of factors. If it is a regular influenza virus, production time in Canada is 102 days. Once in production, the pharmaceutical company will generate 8 million doses a month. Each person will
