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Reaction to Tony Abbott's comments on elderly people with Covid-19

Former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has railed against Covid “health dictatorships”....

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18.02 2 Sep 2020


Reaction to Tony Abbott's comments on elderly people with Covid-19


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18.02 2 Sep 2020


Former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has railed against Covid “health dictatorships”.

He has said that the economic cost of lockdowns means families should be allowed to consider letting elderly relatives with the coronavirus die by letting nature take its course.

Kieran Cuddihy was joined by Alice Leahy of the Alice Leahy Trust, as well as columnist with the Medical Independent, former geriatrician and former IMO President, Christine O’Malley. 


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