COVID Vaccinations Quadruple in Quebec After Province Requires Them to Buy Booze, Marijuana
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COVID Vaccinations Quadruple in Quebec After Province Requires Them to Buy Booze, Marijuana
A new COVID-19 vaccine requirement in Canada is having a significant impact, according to recent vaccination rates.
© Christopher Furlong/Getty Images - Quebec's new vaccination requirement for the purchase of alcohol and marijuana is having a major impact. Above, a representation image of marijuana plants.
The province of Quebec instituted a rule on Thursday requiring proof of vaccination against COVID-19 for residents seeking to buy alcohol or marijuana. Marijuana was legalized at the national level in Canada in October 2018 after the passage of the Cannabis Act.
In the wake of this new rule, first-dose vaccination appointments in Quebec quadrupled in the course of a day, according to the New York Daily News . When the requirement was announced, the province was averaging around 1,500 appointments a day. On Friday, Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé announced that the number had skyrocketed to roughly 6,000.
The requirement will go into effect in Quebec on January 18. The rule specifically applies to the state-run Crown corporations, Societe des alcools du Quebec (SAQ) and Societe quebecoise du cannabis (SQDC) . These entities are the only places in Quebec where residents can purchase alcohol and marijuana products, respectively.
As of January 1, around 78-percent of Quebec were fully vaccinated. It has the fifth-highest rate of complete vaccination across all of Canada's provinces, behind British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador. This rate is also higher than any U.S. state, ahead of Vermont's 77.8% of residents.
The new requirement was introduced as most Canadian provinces, despite relatively strong vaccination, were beginning to see spikes in COVID-19 cases and hospitalization amid the Omicron variant surge. According to The Washington Post , Quebec's seven-day average for new cases was roughly 40,000 when the rule was introduced, up from 3,000 only a month prior. Quebec is home to Montreal, Canada's second-biggest city by population.
"Yes, this is very difficult right now," Dubé said on Thursday. "But we are [taking] all the measures, [to] make sure that we minimize the impact on our personnel, on our system."
Quebec residents have already been required to present proof of vaccination at places like healthcare facilities, sports venues, movie theaters, bars, and clubs, some exemptions for adults and children under 13. The province also instituted a curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. every night as part of its efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19.
While vaccine requirements have had an impact on the fight against the virus, they have also been met with derision in some corners of the world. On New Year's Day, a man in Melbourne, Australia , lit himself and his vehicle on fire after reportedly going on a vocal tirade against the city's various vaccine requirements for public venues.
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Congratulations to Quebec province for being smart enough to come up with a method to get the anti-vax ignoramuses to comply by grabbing them with something really important to them, something that really hurts. America should follow suit, but there I would add a prohibition from purchasing guns and ammunition - that should do the trick.
That wouldnt work on me , already have all the guns i want( which is less than what some WOULD think) , and all the makings to make my own ammunition .....
Yeah, I expected I'd hear that, and even if someone isn't permitted to buy a gun because they're not old enough a friend of that person who is will, and give it to him so he can murder a couple people and get away with it, and the gun purchaser will just get a slap on the wrist. True story.
as they say Buzz , the devil is in the details , thats one of the reasons the AWB during the clinton/bush years failed , and sunsetted , the "details" of the law , vs the "spirit " of the law come into play .
but you know that .
only reason i did comment was what you said you would include , and even if included , i dont partake of weed , and in the US one can distill their own spirits and brew their own beer for their own personal use as long as they follow the law . it really isnt hard , just time consuming on the personal level.
They won't be able to weasel out of this one.....
Lol .... get your shots or ....... no dope for you.
Quebec .... the Dope Nazi .....
Okay, since I posted this article and hardly anyone is interested I'm going to go WAY off topic for a laugh.
Ethel was a bit of a demon in her wheelchair and loved to charge around the nursing home, taking corners on one wheel and getting up to maximum speed on the long corridors:
Because the poor woman was one sandwich short of a picnic, the other residents tolerated her and some of the males actually joined in.
One day, Ethel was speeding up one corridor when a door opened and Kooky Kevin stepped out with his arm outstretched.
"STOP!" He shouted in a firm voice. "Have you got a license for that thing?"
Ethel fished around in her handbag and pulled out a Kit Kat wrapper and held it up to him.
"OK!" He said and away Ethel sped down the hall.
As she took the corner near the TV lounge on two wheels, Weird Wally popped out in front of her and shouted. "STOP! Have you got proof of insurance?"
Ethel dug into her handbag, pulled out a drink coaster and held it up to him.
Harold nodded and said. "Carry on, ma'am!"
As Ethel neared the final corridor before the front door, Crazy Carl stepped out in front of her, stark naked, holding a very sizable erection in his hand.
"Oh, Good grief." Groaned Ethel. "Not the breathalyser again!"