Health committee  Yes, I needed to clarify that.

Health committee  I simply want to clarify. What Dr. Grondin is talking about are potential side effects. These are not side effects. What this is about are people who are at risk of complications. We're specifically saying that people with chronic conditions, such as those who may have diabetes or asthma or neurological disorders, may be at risk of greater complication of H1N1.

Health committee  It is definitely a component that's been considered. We have primarily focused on making our information bilingual in English and French. In some cases we're working with the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch to make it available in certain dialects for first nations communities and in Inuktitut for communities in the north.

Health committee  It's not a matter of responsibility. This is not about responsibility or jurisdiction. It's about what makes the most sense. How do we work collaboratively? Where do we put our efforts? Where do they put their efforts? Where is their value added? Where is our value added? It has nothing to do with jurisdiction.

Health committee  Thank you very much. As Dr. Grondin said earlier, we held a press conference today to announce that the vaccine had been approved. We also updated our website, FightFlu.ca. The last time we appeared before the committee, we talked about fact sheets that we were preparing to put on the website.

Health committee  We have been doing research going back to 2004, trying to establish a baseline around, first of all, people's attitudes and behaviours and levels of knowledge around infection-prevention issues and, at the time, avian influenza, pandemic influenza, and seasonal flu, for example.

Health committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. As for resources, that is not a concern at this time. We have to do what we have to do. In terms of the amount of information going around, you are absolutely right: there is a lot. A lot is being said, and we cannot systematically respond to every bit of information, blog or comment out there.