 [ Symptoms ] am i contagious after completing tamiflu  i was diagnosed with the flu last friday no swab at doctor is visit and feel much better today i only have an infrequent cough that sounds bad and is a little painful my teenage sons live at home and one was vaccinated last friday so that he can travel with me to visit my one year old grandson i do not want to take any chance of infecting him but if i can be assured that i am no longer contagious i would love to make this important trip please advise thank you [ Disease ] most americans are required to have health insurance or pay a penalty there are exceptions but generally people who do not buy coverage will pay a tax penalty that starts at 1 of your income in 2014 and jumps to 2 5 by 2016