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the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine to people in disability residential care has been an "abject failure".
the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine to people in disability residential care has been an "abject failure". Source: Getty Images

The Royal Commission into Aged Care has heard the sector had no federal COVID-19 response plan, despite almost 70 per cent of deaths occurring in nursing homes. It comes as families delay moving their loved ones into aged facilities.

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The Royal Commission into Aged Care has heard the sector had no federal COVID-19 response plan, despite almost 70 per cent of deaths occurring in nursing homes. It comes as families delay moving their loved ones into aged facilities.

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