The influenza season runs from late fall to spring because most people catch it in the winter months.

The current influenza season began in October, an unusually early start, and led to a surge in demand for vaccine.

These factors could portend higher morbidity and mortality in the United States during the 2003-04 influenza season.

The company also stated their hope to have the product available for commercial sale months before the 2007 influenza season.

Right now the industry makes just 300 million doses a year for regular influenza seasons.

In Oregon, 37.7% of mothers reported that their children had received an influenza vaccination during the most recent influenza season.

Colorado, like other areas of the United States, experienced an onset of the influenza season earlier than usual.

Anyone who wants to reduce their risk for getting influenza should be vaccinated during each influenza season.

In addition, the influenza season will begin soon and influenza can spread easily under crowded conditions.

IT'S been hard to escape the news: the influenza season has burst on the scene earlier than usual this year in some western states.