NSW and Victoria criticised for ‘glaring omission’ of aged care freedoms in reopening plans

Roadmaps make no mention of how sector will manage risk of allowing increased visitors after reaching vaccination targets

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The Victoria and New South Wales roadmaps to reopening have been criticised for failing to include details about increasing freedoms for those in aged care.

While both states have outlined extra freedoms vaccinated people can enjoy once 70 and 80% vaccination targets have been achieved, there is no mention on what will happen to the aged care sector, such as allowing visitors again.