Dr. Annan, in a press release put out by Genome Canada following the announcement of further funding for COVID-19 research, you stated the following:
Of critical importance, CanCOGeN will establish and manage a framework for cross-Canada safe data sharing, coordination and analysis.
Data will be shared with national and international collaborators to enable additional research, including Canadian vaccine development efforts. This will ultimately help respond to the current COVID-19 emergency as well as build capacity to respond and manage future outbreaks of this virus, or other pandemics.
Are you aware of any national framework for information sharing during the outbreaks of SARS, H1N1 or Ebola?