Theresa Tam

“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.”

“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.”

“Misinformation or distrust of vaccines can be like a contagion that can spread as fast as measles.”

“COVID-19 is a serious public health threat.”

“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.”

“If you've got a mask around your face sometimes you can't help it because you're just touching parts of your face.”

“We're always looking at science as it evolves.”

“Our collective scientific knowledge of COVID-19 continues to grow.”

“What we know is that people who outright refuse vaccines are a very small group.”