Only in America: Calls for Trump to urge his followers to get vaccinated
The US President’s Chief Medical Advisor is calling for Donald Trump to encourage his followers…More
Tagged: COVID-19
Two aged care residents administered four times the correct vaccine dosage
This week served as another reminder of the complications of rolling out a mass vaccine…More
Nun and world’s second oldest person beat COVID-19 and celebrated her 117th birthday
Sometimes you just have to have a little faith. A 117-year-old blind nun from France,…More
Just 38% of aged care workers in the US have accepted the COVID-19 vaccine
News from the US this week has served as a reminder that the rollout of…More
Government launches COVID-19 Support Line for older Australians whose second language is English
The Multilingual Older Persons COVID-19 Support Line has been launched for older Australians who don’t…More
Did the Pfizer COVID vaccine kill 29 aged care residents in Norway?
This past Tuesday marked a grim milestone for Australians – 12 months since health authorities…More
New Visitor Code to allow aged care visits for Christmas – but NSW coronavirus cases show why we must not be complacent
It’s safe to say that this has been a long and difficult year for aged…More
Federal Government promises $132 million to help aged care homes fight COVID outbreaks
This week, the Morrison Government delivered its response to the Royal Commission’s special report into…More
New research on COVID toll on people living with dementia shows why we need a national aged care pandemic response plan
This week, peak body Dementia Australia released a new discussion paper it has developed in partnership…More
Australia’s ‘Word of the Year’ named for 2020: Iso
If you had to sum up Australia’s experience of 2020 in one word, which would…More