Should we charge the unvaccinated? Quebec has led the way. According to virologist Yves Van Laethem, the idea is not totally unjustified.
This is undoubtedly a first. This Tuesday, Quebec announced that it was considering implementing a tax for adults who refuse to be vaccinated once morest Covid-19 without medical reason, in the form of a “health contribution”. “The idea is to tell all people who are not vaccinated, for non-medical reasons, that they will have to pay a contribution,” said François Legault, the head of the Quebec College.
In his eyes, the 10% of Quebecers who have not received any dose of vaccine to date should not “harm” the 90% who have been vaccinated. By way of comparison, 77% of the Belgian population received the first full round of vaccination (2 doses). A measure that is not on the agenda for us even if the vaccine obligation will be debated in Parliament next week in the health committee.
