Swine Flu originated from Asia and not Mexico?

A New York Times article reports that a new theory suggests that H1N1 flu originated from Asia and not Mexico.

Read about it here

TAMIFLU RESISTANT H1N1 strain seen

ABS CBN News reports that a strain of H1N1 has developed a resistance to TAMIFLU which is the drug of choice in treating the virus.

Click here to read more about it on ABS CBN

Here a Virologist writes about it in more detail

And here is Reuters report about the findings of Roche on Tamiflu resistance

Does being infected in the 1st wave of H1N1 provide a person with immunity to the second or third H1N1 wave?

One question that has been raised again and again is the that of whether being infected in the 1st H1N1 pandemic wave provide a person with immunity to the second or third pandemic waves.

There are numerous opinions on this but one of the best indicators would be the data from the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic.

The Flu Wiki discusses this at length and it seems that being infected in the 1st wave DOES NOT protect one against the second wave BUT it protects against DEATH.

This matter should be evaluated carefully by both the government authorities (only in nations with competent officials) and / or the individual.