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Today we found out our oldest's teacher had Covid over Christmas... So much for contact tracing and now we're wondering again whether the rapid tests were wrong. My wife is still dealing with whatever our oldest brought back from school last week before Christmas. It's in her lungs now, could be pneumonia again. It's far too risky to go to a health clinic for now. Last time she went they should have admitted her, but sent her home as it was too dangerous to stay (delta wave was ongoing).

I'm getting over 'it', longest 'cold' I've had in years.

It's this not knowing which is so annoying. Can't get tested anymore, rapid tests are not all that reliable, heck maybe we did it wrong. Yet if it is/was Omicron it would be 'safe' to go to a doctor. If it isn't, Omicron on top would be very bad.

In other news, Quebec wants to impose tax penalties to those that refuse to get vaccinated
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-to-impose-significant-financial-penalty-against-people-who-refuse-to-get-vaccinated-1.5735536

Quebec Premier François Legault announced the province will apply a "significant" financial penalty for residents who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 for non-medical reasons.

The premier made the announcement at a news conference Tuesday afternoon, describing the measure as a "health-care contribution," though the exact amount has not yet been determined.

The province is consulting with the finance minister and its legal advisers about implementing the measure, but Legault already said $50 or $100 "is not significant" enough for him.