And manufacturers had begun producing tens of millions of doses and started testing them on volunteers.

All without knowing just what to expect

come fall and winter

when the flu typically intensifies.

Please explain how ‘come fall and winter’ is related to the sentence.

khenry - 04 November 2009 04:51 PM

And manufacturers had begun producing tens of millions of doses and started testing them on volunteers.

All without knowing just what to expect

come fall and winter

when the flu typically intensifies.

Please explain how ‘come fall and winter’ is related to the sentence.

come fall and winter = when fall and winter arrives

would sound better with punctuation.
All without knowing just what to expect, come fall and winter, when the flu typically intensifies.

Come fall and winter, many birds fly south.
Come fall and winter, we pull out our heavier clothing.

I suggest one of the following revisions:

Manufacturers have begun producing tens of millions of doses and have started testing them on volunteers, all without knowing just what to expect
come fall and winter, when the flu typically intensifies.

Manufacturers had begun producing tens of millions of doses and had started testing them on volunteers, all without knowing just what to expect
come fall and winter, when the flu typically usually intensified.

Really good.
You’re so wonderful with this stuff, pat your self on the back since you don’t have acnestis.

Thanks. Pat yourself on the parts you can.

Keep it clean!!!

Keep it clean!!!

(Shame shame.)

It was your comment.

Pat yourself on the parts of your back that you can reach. Better?

Too late, dead in the gutter. Think before you speak. Message lost now.