Thank you.
I said earlier that communicating with Canadians has been probably the most challenging part of managing this pandemic. It was very important to ensure that the information getting to Canadians was the most current and accurate and based on science. Since April I've had over fifty press conferences with Canada to keep Canadians informed as we learned about H1N1, and we will continue to communicate to Canadians what we've been dealing with. That will continue on through Christmas and into the new year, because we're not over the pandemic situation. Provinces and territories have also stepped up to the plate in communicating with their populations the importance of getting the vaccine.
As information or misinformation goes out into the general population, of course it's going to cost us more money to respond to make sure that Canada and Canadians get the right information about the safety of the vaccine, the importance of washing your hands, what to do when you're sick, and the importance of the vaccine. The challenge is to manage the number of organizations and individuals out there that may not necessarily have the right information. So keeping up with that has been the biggest challenge of managing a pandemic. We will continue to go out there to inform Canadians of the facts based on science, as we deal with this peak and possibly third wave of the pandemic.