It is very important to get vaccinated because we still have more hill to climb before we reach the peak. It is very important to reduce the effects of this infection, because of the thousands of hospital stays, the intensive care, and, of course, because of the deaths. Prevention is possible in this case. For many infections, prevention is not easy. Without the vaccination, millions of people could be infected and have to spend three or four days in bed. Thousands of others might have to go into intensive care and hundreds might die. This is our opportunity for prevention. It is very important. The crisis is not over. Before it is over, approximately four to six million Canadians could be infected.
On November 25th, 2009. See this statement in context.