'Gobsmacked': Anger over disability care vaccine rollout

Dan Jervis-Bardy
Updated April 22 2021 - 7:20am, first published 4:30am
Health Minister Greg Hunt has defended the pace of the vaccine rollout in disability care homes. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
Health Minister Greg Hunt has defended the pace of the vaccine rollout in disability care homes. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

A peak disability advocacy group has reacted furiously to figures laying bare the glacial pace of vaccinations at care homes, as it slammed the federal government for quietly adjusting its strategy to prioritise aged care residents.

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Dan Jervis-Bardy

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Federal Politics Reporter

Dan covers federal politics from Parliament House, with a special focus on climate policy and the NDIS. He has previously reported on ACT politics and urban affairs since joining the Canberra Times in 2018.

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