It's only a matter of time before it gets here. It's like West Nile virus.

We usually see our first confirmed cases in December, with peak activity in January [and into] early February.

That's just the tip of the iceberg. For every one of ours, there are many out there.

If pandemics were hurricanes, 1918 was a Category 5.

We?re just at the beginning of flu season. We expect cases to increase in the coming weeks. There is still vaccine in Connecticut -- several thousand doses.

Hopefully, it will never happen. But there's been a major emphasis in the planning process.