Drug that claims to kill the flu in a day approved in Japan

[TomSea]

Drug that claims to kill the flu in a day approved in Japan
USA TODAY
Jessica Durando

Japan on Friday approved a drug that claims to kill the flu in 24 hours, a move that could be a major breakthrough in combating the way influenza is treated.

The Japanese drug maker Shionogi can begin selling its pill, called Xofluza,  locally but it wouldn't hit U.S. shelves until at least 2019, the Wall Street Journal reports.

That's unfortunate since the U.S. is in the grips of the worst flu season in a decade, with a total of 84 child deaths.

Read more at: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/drug-that-claims-to-kill-the-flu-in-a-day-approved-in-japan/ar-BBJuNwz?OCID=ansmsnnews11

[Fishrrman]

There ought to be an accelerated program to get this approved here as soon as possible.

Mr. Trump, get some people onto it.

[TomSea]

The first thing I thought of, there are different strains of flu. It sounds too good to be true but at the same time, the Japanese are somewhat technologically advanced. Perhaps, they could find something.