General in charge of Australia’s vaccine rollout speaks with AusDoc

Lieutenant General John Frewen says he's got a new top priority
Lt Gen John Frewen
Lt Gen John Frewen.

The appointment of Lieutenant General John Frewen as Coordinator General of the National COVID Vaccine Taskforce raised some eyebrows when it was announced back in June.

Labor accused Prime Minister Scott Morrison — who casually refers to the Lt General as ‘JJ’ — of “hiding from scrutiny behind military uniforms”, given the poor perception of the vaccine rollout at the time.