Authors' reply to the discussion of 'Estimation of reproduction numbers in real time: conceptual and statistical challenges' by Pellis et al. in Session 3 of the Royal Statistical Society's Special Topic Meeting on COVID‐19 transmission: 11 June 2021. (21st November 2022) - Pellis, Lorenzo; Birrell, Paul J.; Blake, Joshua; Hall, Ian; House, Thomas A.; Overton, Christopher E.; Scarabel, Francesca; Stage, Helena B.; De Angelis, Daniela