We're really fortunate to have the vaccines. They've been performing very well, particularly all vaccines in Canada—AstraZeneca included. They are very effective for reducing severe outcomes, hospitalizations and deaths. That's really important, particularly for older populations who are at higher risk. That is why everybody should get vaccinated.
We even have a bit of an early signal that if you have highly effective vaccines and you cut down on the number of infected people, asymptomatic or symptomatic, there is a good chance you will reduce transmission. That is some of the initial data that we're really looking forward to. That's also good news.
Vaccines alone can't reduce transmission right now, when there's such a huge amount of force from this virus in this third wave. Just keep up with those personal protective measures and roll up your sleeves. With all these discussions, all I can say is to rest assured that the Canadian regulators and our expert committees are doing their due diligence in providing the advice according to data.
In the end, please roll up your sleeves. Whatever you get in your clinic and what is being offered to you are safe and effective vaccines.