The 10% of the unvaccinated population in that state represents 50% of those in intensive care.
The province of Quebec in Canada will implement the collection of a health tax for the unvaccinated in the coming weeks, as it is paralyzed by the omicron variant.
“We are working on a health contribution for all adults who refuse to be vaccinated for non-medical reasons” because they represent a “financial burden for all Quebecers,” said Quebec Premier Francois Legault.
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The 10% of Quebecers, who have not yet received any doses of the vaccine, should not “harm” the 90% who have, he said.
The minister’s idea is that some citizens should not pay for others who have not been vaccinated. He also added that he wants the tax to be a “significant amount.”
Local newspapers in Quebec estimated that it would be more than $50 or $100 dollars.
“I feel a certain discontent with the unvaccinated minority who, all things considered, clog up our hospitals,” he said.
The omicron variant has struck Quebec, putting many patients in intensive care. In an attempt to stop the new wave, they have returned to the 10 p.m. curfew and a ban on private gatherings.
In total, 2,742 people with Covid-19 are hospitalized and about 255 people are in intensive care in Quebec, which has about 8 million inhabitants.
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There was a shortage of personnel in hospitals prior to the arrival of the new wave, which seriously exacerbated this problem. Even canceling some non-urgent or semi-urgent surgeries to free up staff.
Legault said his government was also looking to further expand the use of the province’s vaccination passport to businesses, such as hairdressers and other personal care services, but wanted to “go further” with the tax.
Hospitalizations also continue to rise in the neighboring province of Ontario, Canada’s most populous, with 3,220 people hospitalized and 477 people in intensive care.
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