Why are the media naming a non-frontline worker who is unvaccinated?

Stuff reported:

A senior general manager at the Christchurch City Council, whose job includes overseeing human resources, is unvaccinated against Covid-19.

A council spokeswoman confirmed on Friday Miles McConway, general manager of resources at the country’s second-largest council, was not vaccinated.

The council did not provide any explanation for McConway’s vaccination status and he could not be reached for comment on Friday.

So what?

The real question should be the are the media doing a modern version of McCarthyism, and naming and trying to shame someone over their vaccination status?

McConway is not a frontline worker. He is not a teacher. He is not breaking any law.

Most of the city council’s facilities – including pools and libraries – have vaccine passes in place. Staff working in public council facilities have to be fully vaccinated.

He doesn’t work in a public facing role.

Unvaccinated council staff are still able to work from the council’s civic offices in the central city, but they are not allowed in public areas of the building, which require vaccine passes.

So he is not in breach of any rule of his employer, or any law. But Stuff thinks it must name and shame him.