More data can help us better understand COVID-19 outbreaks but nuanced and critical reflection is required
Open Access
- 1 March 2023
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Age and Ageing
- Vol. 52 (3)
Abstract
Care homes are central to the COVID-19 story. Care home residents comprised the bulk of those who died during the first wave of the pandemic in most countries. Failures to protect residents in the early stages were multiple. Inadequate testing procedures meant asymptomatic cases went undetected [ 1]. Lack of access controls led to infections being seeded from the community and hospitals [ 2]. Poor availability of effective personal protective equipment in many countries compounded these deficiencies [ 3].Keywords
Funding Information
- National Institute of Health and Medical Research
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