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Confidence in Covid-19 vaccine rollout
Q. As vaccinations against Covid-19 are rolled out across Australia, how confident are you in each of the following?
That the rollout of vaccinations against Covid-19 in Australia…
TOTAL: Confident | 07/06 | 26/04 | 01/03 | 01/02 |
… are being done efficiently | 43% | 43% | 68% | 68% |
… are being done safely | 67% | 63% | 73% | 72% |
… will be effective at stopping Covid-19 within the country | 54% | 52% | 64% | 58% |
TOTAL: Confident | State | ||||
NSW | VIC | QLD | SA | WA | |
… are being done efficiently | 47% | 37% | 46% | 39% | 46% |
… are being done safely | 69% | 63% | 65% | 72% | 70% |
… will be effective at stopping Covid-19 within the country | 55% | 53% | 52% | 66% | 52% |
Base (n) | 349 | 278 | 225 | 89 | 108 |
- Less than half of Australians are confident the rollout is being done efficiently (43%, unchanged since last month). Victorians are the least confident in this (37%), closely followed by South Australians (39%).
- 54% of Australians are confident the Covid-19 vaccine rollout will be effective at stopping the virus within the country (52% last month), and 67% are confident that it is being done safely (63% last month).
TOTAL: Confident | 18-34 | ||
07/06 | 26/04 | 01/03 | |
… are being done efficiently | 42% | 50% | 67% |
… are being done safely | 58% | 57% | 71% |
… will be effective at stopping Covid-19 within the country | 53% | 53% | 63% |
Base (n) | 347 | 359 | 326 |
TOTAL: Confident | VIC | ||
07/06 | 26/04 | 01/03 | |
… are being done efficiently | 37% | 45% | 67% |
… are being done safely | 63% | 67% | 76% |
… will be effective at stopping Covid-19 within the country | 53% | 54% | 66% |
Base (n) | 278 | 274 | 275 |
- Victorians’ confidence in the Covid-19 vaccine rollout being done efficiently has fallen since March, from 67% to 37% this month.
- Confidence among Victorians that the rollout is being done safely has also decreased since March (63% from 76% in March).
- The confidence of those aged 18-34 in the Covid-19 vaccine rollout being done efficiently has also fallen. 42% are now confident the rollout is being done efficiently (from 50% in April, and 67% in March).
- Confidence among those aged 18-34 that the rollout is being done safely has also decreased since March (58% from 71% in March).

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