can you take tamiflu as a preventive measure
Tamiflu may be recommended as a preventive measure if a person has been in close contact with someone who has the flu or if a community outbreak of flu occurs. Tamiflu should not be used in place of early vaccination with the flu vaccine.reatment of Influenza. Tamiflu is effective against the two most common influenza viruses -- Influenza A and Influenza B. The 2009 H1N1 strain is an Influenza A virus, and Tamiflu is expected to be effective against H1N1 influenza.