Thank you.
Dr. Tam, federal modelling produced in May suggested that when 75% of eligible Canadians are fully vaccinated, restrictive public health measures like distancing and masking could begin to loosen.
You recently confirmed that the variants used to develop those models did not include the delta variant, which is the most infectious tracked in Canada to date. In fact, you were quoted a few days ago as saying:
If we model the Delta variant now and put that into the model...it does mean that even higher vaccination coverage would be even better at protection against the hospitalizations and overwhelming the health system.
I have a quick question. Does PHAC plan to update its 75% full vaccination target in response to the spread of the highly transmissible delta variant across Canada?