Some would call you an "anti-vaxxer" for raising these questions, but it's apparently ok if it's a scientist quoted by CTV News saying the exact same thing.
No data suggesting transmission is weakened. Emphasis on symptom reduction.
We'll all be part of a historic mass clinical trial to determine if this vaccine actually works at preventing transmission.
Curiously, timing will align with the natural seasonal recession of covid as we approach the end of the coronavirus and influenza seasons.
The question of transmission is key because it eliminates the argument that covid vaccination is a matter of ethics. If one turns down the vaccine or waits until there is more data to make an informed decision, that person is not putting others at risk.
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Here we have the total number of deaths in Canada over the past four years. The most recent 12 months of data do not suggest a spike in deaths relative to historical trends.
Zooming out nationally over the past decade, we see that it's perfectly natural for deaths in one year to exceed deaths in the previous year.