The Guardian - Unboosted aged care residents dominate Covid deaths as Morrison government misses rollout deadline

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Unboosted aged care residents dominate Covid deaths as Morrison government misses rollout deadline

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Industry groups say state governments eased restrictions too quickly after more than 400 aged care residents died in January

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Almost half of Australia’s aged care facilities are battling Covid outbreaks with unboosted residents dominating the nation’s death toll, as the Morrison government defends missing its own booster rollout deadline.

The impact of the delayed rollout was laid bare on Sunday, when health authorities in New South Wales revealed that 31 of the 52 daily deaths were aged care residents, with just two having received their third shot of the Covid vaccine while seven were unvaccinated. More than 400 aged care residents in Australia have died of Covid since the beginning of January.