U.S. releases medicine from national stockpile as flu cases grow

Spot shortages of over-the-counter pain relievers and medicines have been reported at stores around the country, particularly for children.

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration says it will release doses of prescription flu medicine from the Strategic National Stockpile to states as flu-sickened patients continue to flock to hospitals and doctors’ offices around the country.

States will be able to request doses of the prescription flu medication Tamiflu kept in the Strategic National Stockpile from the federal Health and Human Services department.Last week, HHS announced it would allow states to dip into statewide stockpiles for , making millions of treatment courses available. Tamiflu can be prescribed to treat flu in people over the age of 2 weeks old.in children and just as COVID-19 cases are climbing — again.

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