How To Safely Wear PPE In Aged Care

The most vulnerable older Australians – whether in aged care or living at home - are being put at risk of COVID-19 infection and death by community members ignoring quarantine rules. Revelations today that more than a quarter (130) of positive cases in Victoria doorknocked by ADF teams in the past 24 hours appeared to be flouting self-isolation rules were alarming. Read More

It emerged today that two aged-care residents in Brisbane were given an incorrect dose of the Pfizer vaccine — more than the amount recommended. The 88-year-old man and 94-year-old woman were receiving their vaccinations yesterday as part of the first phase of Australia’s vaccine rollout, which began this week. Both residents are being monitored, but haven’t shown any signs of adverse reactions so far. Read More

‘Stop the world – I want to get off’ is the title of a musical created in the 1960s. Some 55 years later as we become globally enmeshed in a pandemic the like of which none of us has experienced before, one could be forgiven for wanting to shout those words from the rooftops. I... Read More