There are natural cycles in this disease. Some years we see spikes, some years we see decreases. But certainly we think that vaccination...and public awareness definitely contribute to the (overall) decrease.

If there was any, it could have decayed very quickly.

Brockton's rate is indicative of the complex population it services.

We're in the process of analyzing this legislation. It appears that food experts in Massachusetts were not consulted. We're particularly concerned about a potential impact on local industries such as shellfish and milk.

There's no way to predict the flu season.

It will probably be sometime in February.