The tragedy in aged care is much bigger than the virus
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21st February 2022
On Christmas Eve, I visited my father in his aged care facility. After two years of pandemic-related restrictions I look forward to our infrequent encounters, but my ulterior motive for visiting that day was to administer his COVID-19 booster dose.
The system that had imposed strict contact limits for two years had failed to provide what was arguably the most important part of his protective armour; timely vaccination according to the guidelines.
This anecdote is representative of what has been allowed to
