He suggests instead that provinces emphasize proven measures of fighting vaccine hesitancy by engaging with people in a culturally responsive way.
In some parts of the country, community ambassadors and leaders have teamed up with local public health workers to answer peoples’ questions about the risks and benefits of the vaccine.
“We know that works,” he said.
He said governments should focus their time and funds to prioritize policies that respond to the actual problem of existing systemic inequities and a lack of confidence in the vaccine.
A tax would only set those efforts backwards, he said.
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