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The Toronto Star – Nursing home residents sick with COVID kept out of hospital far more than seniors in community. Inside the documents, data and attitudes that explain why
“Your rights are not tethered to where you live. Your rights are based on whether you are a citizen,” Tamblyn Watts said. “What we saw was an atrocious example of ageism and an atrocious example of how people seem to lose personhood and human rights just by living in long-term care.”
https://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2021/02/09/nursing-home-residents-sick-with-covid-kept-out-of-hospital-far-more-than-seniors-in-community-inside-the-documents-data-and-attitudes-that-explain-why.html
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