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Covid outbreak at Sydney nursing home leaves residents ‘petrified’
Son of infected resident describes situation as ‘unmitigated disaster’, with questions raised over booster shot timing
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A south-west Sydney nursing home is battling a major Covid outbreak with families now questioning the timing of booster shots and why positive cases were kept in close quarters with uninfected residents.
One fully vaccinated resident who was receiving palliative care has died, and 63 more people – 38 residents and 25 care staff – have tested positive to Covid at the Bupa aged care home at Clemton Park. It’s a sharp increase since the facility activated its outbreak management plan on 21 December after a staff member tested positive.
Read the original article at The Guardian