tamiflu ineffective against strain in japan

This is good news for the current LANI phase III trial. LANI is being compared to Tamiflu and apparently Tamiflu doesn't work in a common strain of flu this year. Lucky timing for the trial! I'd expect to see LANI beat Tamiflu in terms of efficacy.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20090117p2a00m0na008000c.html

"The Institute separately examined samples of the Soviet-A strain taken from 35 patients in 11 prefectures, and found that Tamiflu was ineffective for 34 of the patients, or 97 percent. "