Posted on Jan 14, 2022
Quebec's 'unvaxxed tax' has people rushing to get vaccinated
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Quebec's plan to put a "significant" health tax on unvaccinated people — who account for a large share of COVID-19 hospitalizations — quickly drove a rush of new appointments this week, health officials say.
"It's encouraging!" said Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé, in a tweet announcing the new gains.
Dubé said the number of new vaccine appointments shot up in the 48 hours around the announcement, reaching what he called a record for several days.
Quebec's plan to put a "significant" health tax on unvaccinated people — who account for a large share of COVID-19 hospitalizations — quickly drove a rush of new appointments this week, health officials say.
"It's encouraging!" said Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé, in a tweet announcing the new gains.
Dubé said the number of new vaccine appointments shot up in the 48 hours around the announcement, reaching what he called a record for several days.
Quebec's 'unvaxxed tax' has people rushing to get vaccinated
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Sounds like a good plan to me. Of course, those red states would never go for it. If insurance companies denied claims related to unvaccinated hospital visits, that might fly.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
That's one I've been in favor of forever. It's not like insurance companies don't have a record of denying claims for any little reason and in this case the reason is hardly little.
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I'm all for it. Your decisions have costs, in this case choosing to not get vaccinated will hit your wallet.
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