by revere, cross-posted from Effect Measure We’ve gotten the question here fairly frequently: If antivirals (Tamiflu, Relenza) for swine flu work best when given early but shouldn’t be given to people who aren’t really that sick, how do you balance waiting for them to get sick and have the drugs not work well with giving it when you don’t need to? There is no absolutely right answer to this difficult question. Early in the pandemic antivirals were being given prophylactically to stop sprea