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 Jan 11, the provincial premier announced it would be the first in the nation to financially penalize 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 percent 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 percent of Quebec residents had received at least one vaccine dose by Jan 1.
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。

On Jan 11, 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 percent, 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%。