Critics: WHO slow on generics for swine flu

Courtesy Headlines from the Associated Press  Mon, 05/11/2009 - 03:10

LONDON (AP) -- As poor countries face a possible swine flu pandemic with only enough Tamiflu to treat a tiny fraction of their populations, some experts are calling for a simple but contentious solution: massive production of generics....

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