Bird Flu News: Doctors test double Tamiflu dose to cut H5N1 deaths Doctors in Asia and the United States will give double doses of Tamiflu to patients suffering bird flu and severe seasonal human flu from May in a trial aimed at cutting high death rates from avian flu. Japan says it will keep stockpiling Tamiflu Japan plans to keep stockpiling the Tamiflu anti-viral drug to tackle any future bird flu pandemic, even though it has warned doctors not to give the drug to teenagers, a Health Ministry official said on Tuesday. Asian nations, WHO meet over H5N1 sharing row Drawing up rules aimed at restricting how virus samples shared amongst countries are used would slow down global efforts to develop vaccines, the World Health Organization's top bird flu official said on Monday. Asia to test human bird flu vaccine this year An experimental H5N1 bird flu vaccine for humans will be tested in Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan this year and will involve more than 1,000 people, a coordinator for the project said on Friday. Japan's Tamiflu warning for teens sparks row Japan's government warning that bird flu drug Tamiflu should not be given to teenagers sparked a clash of opinions on Thursday, with some calling it too late and others saying the drug's benefits outweighed possible risks.