First dose appointments in Quebec increased 40% following anti-vax tax announcement

According to Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé, appointments for a first dose have increased once again following the announcement that unvaccinated Quebecers would be subject to an anti-vax tax, or “healthcare contribution,” if they don’t have a medical exemption. Last week, first dose appointments quadrupled following the announcement that the vaccine passport would be required at the SAQ and SQDC as of Jan. 18.

Dubé confirmed that roughly 5K appointments were taken on Jan. 10 and 7K on Jan. 11, corresponding to a total increase of 40%. Appointments were made across all age groups.

In all, 107K doses were administered in Quebec yesterday, with Dubé stating that it is “encouraging.”

Vaccination :
👉Les prises de rdv pour la 1ère dose continuent d’augmenter. Environ 5K rdv ont été pris le 10 janvier et 7K hier, notre record depuis plusieurs jours. Les rdv ont été pris dans toutes les tranches d’âges.
👉107K doses administrées hier

C’est encourageant!
— Christian Dubé (@cdube_sante) January 12, 2022

First dose appointments in Quebec increased 40% following anti-vax tax announcement

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