Thank you, Chair.
I'll briefly start with Dr. Hotez.
I want to thank you for your work in vaccine advocacy and dispelling myths around the vaccine link with autism. I think it's really important, and I want to thank you for doing that.
I am going to direct most of my questions to representatives from Slovakia.
You have the benefit of three members of this committee having been to Slovakia.
The national story of rapid testing is one that really should be celebrated internationally. I think it probably saved a lot of lives, and it's one that, in Canada, we're very interested in, particularly as we wait for vaccine shipments to arrive in Canada.
Mr. Pavelka, I'll start with you.
I read your study called “The impact of population-wide rapid antigen testing on SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in Slovakia”, which found that multiple rounds of population-wide rapid antigen testing decreased COVID-19 prevalence by 58% within one week.
Can you explain, and elaborate perhaps, on how that rapid testing was able to achieve this?