PolicyHealth & EducationCoronavirus pandemicPrint articleVaccine delays in aged care expose rollout failingsHannah Wootton and Finbar O'MallonMay 31, 2021 – 5.45pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginThe federal government is considering whether COVID-19 vaccinations should be mandatory for aged care workers as three cases in Melbourne nursing homes have exposed gaping holes in the national vaccine rollout.A worker at the Blue Cross nursing home in Sunshine in Melbourne’s west tested positive to the virus on Monday, as did a 99-year-old resident at the Arcare Maidstone home and a second staff member – one was already a confirmed case on Sunday.Loading...Hannah Wootton is a Rear Window columnist, based in Melbourne. Connect with Hannah on Twitter. Email Hannah at hannah.wootton@afr.comFinbar O'Mallon is a reporter for The Australian Financial Review. Connect with Finbar on Twitter. Email Finbar at f.omallon@afr.com.auSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreCoronavirus pandemicAged careVaccinationGreg HuntPfizerLatest In Health & educationFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PolicyThe Australian Financial Review Magazine‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yetLauren SamsThis Brisbane restaurant deserves a Michelin starHow Ozempic and other GLP-1s are transforming much more than just waistlinesBOSS Financial ReviewCan you take an extended career break and not hurt your career?Hannah TattersallGen Z doesn’t do water cooler chat. Here’s what bosses should doHow skateboarding helps this director switch offLife & LeisureInside the Big Bang watch party in GenevaLuke Benedictus and Matthew DrummondGo retro with a new Steve McQueen watch and Van Cleef’s rarest jewelsHow to lift your way to a longer lifeRich ListBillionaire furniture mogul’s $12m hinterland retreat smashes recordBonnie CampbellApartment prices in record jump to $19,000 per square metreCettire recruits Accent shoe chief Daniel Agostinelli to its board
