加拿大魁北克将对拒打疫苗者征收“健康税”

自去年12月以来，加拿大疫情开始直线反弹，病例呈现爆发式增长，在死亡人数最多的魁北克地区，医疗资源非常紧张，而且重症监护室中的新冠患者近半数都没有接种疫苗。为此魁北克政府决定，将对省内所有拒绝接种新冠疫苗的人征收一笔“健康税”。

A bus carrying Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) medical personnel arrives at Villa Val des Arbres, a seniors' long-term care centre, to help amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Montreal, Quebec, Canada April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi

The Canadian province of Quebec will charge a health tax to residents who are not vaccinated against Covid-19.

加拿大魁北克省将对未接种新冠疫苗的居民征收健康税。

Quebec, which has seen the highest number of Covid-related deaths in Canada, is currently struggling with a surge in cases.

加拿大新冠死亡人数最多的魁北克省目前正在与病例激增作斗争。

On Tuesday, the premier announced that it would be the first in the nation to financially penalise the unvaccinated.

1月11日，魁北克省省长宣布，魁北克将在加拿大率先对未接种疫苗者采取经济处罚措施。

only about 12.8% of Quebec residents are not vaccinated, but they make up nearly a third of all hospital cases.

魁北克只有约12.8%的居民没有接种疫苗，但是在住院病例中，未接种疫苗者却占据了近三分之一。

According to federal data, just over 85% of Quebec residents had received at least one vaccine dose by 1 January.

加拿大联邦政府数据显示，截至1月1日，刚过85%的魁北克居民至少接种了一剂疫苗。

Premier Francois Legault said during a news conference that people who have not received their first dose of vaccine will have to pay a "contribution".

魁北克省省长弗朗索瓦·勒古在新闻发布会上称，还未接种第一剂疫苗的人将必须做出“贡献”。

The fee has not yet been decided, but will be "significant", he said.

他说，税金数额还未确定，但是会“相当巨大”。

"I think right now it's a question of fairness for the 90% of the population who made some sacrifices," Mr Legault said. "I think we owe them this kind of measure."

勒古表示：“我认为对于做出牺牲的90%的人口而言，这是一个公平问题。我们应该采取这类补偿措施。”

Last week, the province announced that it would require proof of vaccination to shop in government cannabis and liquor stores.

上周，魁北克省宣布，到国营的烟酒商店购物必须出示疫苗接种证明。

A curfew is also in place, the second one of the pandemic, running from 22:00 to 05:00 each day.

魁北克省还实施了疫情以来第二次宵禁，时间从晚上10点到凌晨5点。

On Tuesday, Quebec's death toll from Covid reached 12,028.

1月11日，魁北克新冠死亡人数达到了12028人。

The percentage of Covid patients in intensive care who have not been vaccinated is 45%, provincial data shows.

魁北克省的数据显示，被重症监护室收治的新冠患者当中，没有接种疫苗的患者占到了45%。

Hospitals in Montreal, the province's largest city, are nearing 100% capacity and have already started limiting non-Covid related care.

魁北克省最大城市蒙特利尔的医院已接近爆满，并开始限制非新冠患者就医。

While rare, Quebec is not the only region in the world seeking to impose a financial penalty on those unwilling to get jabbed.