Foreign Affairs committee  Again, I concur. We are in the same position. I personally and our organization here in Canada have not engaged in these conversations and very much confirm that the issue in our perspective is not intellectual property but distribution.

Foreign Affairs committee  Quickly, as my colleague just mentioned, the different vaccines have different supply chains. We have all learned how to distribute them at the local level. I think your idea of being able to train folks to deliver them is actually a very good one. As we all become even much more sophisticated in the business model, we will explore that as an ecosystem.

Foreign Affairs committee  When side effects started to be identified in the general population, our organization.... Remember that this product is a little bit different from a lot of vaccines and, I would suggest, from any type of pharmaceutical product, in that it was distributed and administered to a wide, diverse population almost across the globe in a very short amount of time.

Foreign Affairs committee  AstraZeneca was aware of the risks associated with Vaxzevria at the time when we made it publicly known. As we follow, in any type of—

Foreign Affairs committee  I very much recognize the situation that we have globally with our vaccine. It is quite prevalent here in Canada. To answer your question directly, I would first and foremost recommend that anybody who's close to me get vaccinated and get vaccinated wherever and however they can.

Foreign Affairs committee  I would recommend to anybody that yes, you follow the public health guidance that is given in your local area. We have the benefit here that we have other vaccines available to us. Absolutely, I would suggest that following public health guidance is the way to go. I also know that not everywhere in the world is in the same situation.

Foreign Affairs committee  No, I have no scientific evidence to prove that, but I also very much respect and defer to the public health authorities in the local areas, where the population should follow their guidance on which vaccines they choose to receive and administer in those areas. That's all I'm saying.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much for having me today to provide a few brief remarks about AstraZeneca's role in fighting COVID-19. In the face of the greatest health emergency in our generation, I'm incredibly proud of the role that AstraZeneca and our employees are playing to defeat the pandemic and to positively contribute to global public health.