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Warning About H1N1 Virus Scams

Warning About H1N1 Virus Scams - Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 5:18PM EST

Reported by: Jeff Chirico
Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009 @ 05:18pm EST
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY –The government is warning the public about internet sites that sell drugs that claim to cure or prevent the H1N1 virus. Consumer reporter Jeff Chirico has what you need to know.

The Wilkes-Barre Health Department held an H1N1 vaccine clinic today. Schools, hospitals, doctor's offices are really the only places to get the vaccine. But with concern growing and the vaccine tough to get, some are going online for help. And experts say that could be dangerous.

The internet is loaded with products that promise to prevent H1N1 and even cure it. But before you buy --experts say beware. Dr. Scott Jenkins of Geisinger Wyoming Valley’s pharmacy says “unfortunately there are some unscrupulous websites that are attracting the attention of people because people are feeling desperate and seeking out other sources."

Denise Kohl of Kingston brought her sons to the H1N1 vaccine clinic in Wilkes-Barre, Wednesday. She knew it was a reliable place to turn. "Just watching the news in morning and knowing what's going on, I knew that nothing else was available other than government resourced-funded clinics to go to."

Dr. Jenkins says the Food and Drug Administration recently looked into some of these sites and bought what was sold as Tamiflu, a drug that treats flu. It received something equivalent to Tylenol. “People are receiving counterfeit meds inappropriate meds that are counterfeit and can cause adverse affects for these patients."

So Dr. Jenkins says --visit your doctor to get immune from the flu and the scams.

For information on the Swine or H1N1 Flu, click on

The Wilkes-Barre Health Department will hold another H1N1 clinic in the future. For information click on

 


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