Is a vaccine tax ethical? And how will we know when Omicron peaked?
Posted January 13, 2022 5:22 am.
Last Updated January 13, 2022 7:04 am.
With hospitals under stress across the country, governments are pulling out all the stops to keep the health care system working. Ontario will allow internationally educated nurses to apply for accreditation. And Quebec has floated the idea of a tax on those who are eligible for vaccination but refuse. Is this ethical? Or is this a slippery slope?
Meanwhile, with testing capacity breached in many parts of the country, how will we even know when we are starting to turn the corner on this awful winter wave?
GUEST: Dr. Christopher Labos, cardiologist, master’s in epidemiology, co-host of The Body of Evidence podcast.
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