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	05/07	07/06	26/04	01/03	01/02
… are being done efficiently	40%	43%	43%	68%	68%
… are being done safely	64%	67%	63%	73%	72%
… will be effective at stopping Covid-19 within the country	56%	54%	52%	64%	58%

 

TOTAL: Confident	State
	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA
… are being done efficiently	41%	38%	39%	45%	34%
… are being done safely	67%	61%	59%	62%	63%
… will be effective at stopping Covid-19 within the country	58%	52%	54%	54%	54%
Base (n)	553	275	220	87	106

• Less than half of Australians are confident the rollout is being done efficiently (40% from 43% last month). Western Australians are now the least confident in this (34%), followed by Victorians (38%) and Queenslanders (39%).
• 56% of Australians are confident the Covid-19 vaccine rollout will be effective at stopping the virus within the country (54% last month), and 64% are confident that it is being done safely (67% last month).

TOTAL: Confident	18-34
	05/07	07/06	26/04	01/03
… are being done efficiently	40%	42%	50%	67%
… are being done safely	50%	58%	57%	71%
… will be effective at stopping Covid-19 within the country	45%	53%	53%	63%
Base (n)	341	347	359	326

 

TOTAL: Confident	NSW
	05/07	07/06	26/04	01/03
… are being done efficiently	41%	47%	45%	66%
… are being done safely	67%	69%	65%	72%
… will be effective at stopping Covid-19 within the country	58%	55%	56%	65%
Base (n)	553	349	348	330

• The confidence of those in NSW in the Covid-19 vaccine rollout being done efficiently has fallen since March, from 66% to a low of 41% this month.
• Confidence among those in NSW that the rollout is being done safely and will be effective at stopping Covid-19 within the country has also decreased since March (67% from 72%, and 58% from 65% in March respectively).
• The confidence of those aged 18-34 in the Covid-19 vaccine rollout continues to waver. 45% are now confident the rollout will be effective at stopping Covid-19 within Australia (63% in March). 50% of those aged 18-34 are confident it is being done safely, a notable decrease from last month (58%), as well as the level in March (71%). 40% are now confident the rollout is being done efficiently (from 67% in March).