Inside aged care’s deadliest Covid-19 wave

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As Omicron continues to spread in aged care homes, mounting deaths and severe staff shortages have placed pressure on the federal Government to act urgently – but are they doing too little, too late?

Guardian Australia medical editor Melissa Davey speaks to Laura Murphy-Oates on the stark realities being faced by frontline workers battling Covid-19.

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Read Melissa Davey’s coverage of aged care and Covid-19 at Guardian Australia.

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