Aged care workers REFUSING to get a Covid vaccine even with new outbreaks hitting nursing homes explain why they don’t trust the jab – as list of exposed venues in Sydney continues to climb
- Aged care worker opens up about why he refuses to get coronavirus vaccine
- The man said he’s hesitant about Covid jabs because he claims they’re ‘untested’
- It comes as a daughter revealed her mother, 90, in aged care is yet to receive jab
- Two of Sydney’s 35 new infections on Monday were residents in aged care
- City’s growing Covid exposure site list has grown again including supermarkets
A man working with vulnerable elderly residents at an aged care home is refusing to get vaccinated against Covid, despite a spike in cases in Sydney and a relentlessly-growing list of exposure sites spreading across the city.
Jabs are being made mandatory for everyone working in aged care and hotel quarantine settings, with the majority of Australia’s coronavirus deaths being in nursing homes.
Out of 35 new cases in New South Wales on Monday, two were residents at SummitCare aged care home in Baulkham Hills, taking the cluster to five.
But one aged care worker, known only as Drew, said he and many others in the industry are fiercely opposed to the move, and says he feels ‘coerced’ by the federal government’s new policy.
Health chiefs have continuously explained that unless the vaccination rate picks up, particularly among those working with vulnerable Australians, continued lockdowns and border closures may be unavoidable.
As Sydney’s latest lockdown rolls into it 12th day, the city’s growing Covid exposure list grew yet again to include multiple busy supermarkets and restaurants.
A man working with vulnerable elderly residents at an aged care home is refusing to get vaccinated against Covid (pictured, healthcare workers transport a person into a patient transport vehicle at the Arcare Aged Care facility)
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