Canberra lockdown: Concerns over vaccine rates in aged care homes after work tests positive

Lucy Bladen
Updated August 17 2021 - 7:23am, first published 3:30am
Greenway Views retirement village. Picture: Keegan Carroll
Greenway Views retirement village. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Daily rapid antigen testing at aged care homes is key to curbing outbreaks given fewer than one-third of Canberra's residential aged care staff are fully vaccinated, experts say.

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Lucy Bladen

Lucy Bladen

Reporter Canberra Times

Lucy Bladen has been a journalist at The Canberra Times since 2019. She is an ACT politics and health reporter. Email: l.bladen@canberratimes.com.au

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