Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Canadian public servant Theresa Tam.
Last updated on November 18, 2024.
Theresa Tam is a Canadian physician and public servant who currently serves as the chief public health officer of Canada, who is the second-in-command of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). Tam initially took the role as acting CPHO following the retirement of her predecessor, Gregory Taylor, on 16 December 2016. She was formally appointed on 26 June 2017.
What we know is that people who outright refuse vaccines are a very small group.
What we worry about is actually the potential negative aspects of wearing a mask, where people are not protecting their eyes, or other aspects of where the virus could enter your body, and that gives you a false sense of confidence.
But we might be talking about a significant percentage of parents that have questions about vaccines - and we need to answer them. We need to give them the scientifically based, credible answer.
We're always looking at science as it evolves.
If you've got a mask around your face sometimes you can't help it because you're just touching parts of your face.
If you can get a cotton material like a T-shirt, you cut it up, you fold it and put elastic bands around it - this is a non-medical facial covering.
Misinformation or distrust of vaccines can be like a contagion that can spread as fast as measles.
Our collective scientific knowledge of COVID-19 continues to grow.