Care home bosses ignited fury after boasting online about being vaccinated – while residents and frontline staff are forced to wait.
Relatives are angry that seemingly healthy executives – one of whom is just 40 – have received their jab while their loved ones remain at risk.
In one case, the leader of one of Britain s biggest care providers was vaccinated before Christmas, despite not visiting any homes during the pandemic.
Controversial: Hayden Knight, above, is given his vaccine
Dr Pete Calveley is given his vaccination
Just 14 per cent of frontline carers have so far received a jab even though the Government says its top priority is to get staff and residents in care homes vaccinated first.
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Tiki Taane is one of the many iconic Kiwi acts playing at Sound Valley next February. Photo / Peter de Graaf
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