In the news recently there's been a  recent report from the Royal Society and the Academy of Medical Sciences  that warns that ministers need to reconsider the plan to stockpile just one antiviral drug (Tamiflu.) and calls for closer cooperation with scientists to prepare  to combat the H5N1  bird flu virus. Thay say they fail to take into account the latest technological developments.   Also thay recommend the appointment of an independent scientific advisor to work on  a possible outbreak of Bird flu.