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Party most responsible for slow vaccine rollout

13 Apr 2021

Q. Which do you think is MOST responsible for Australians being vaccinated more slowly than you would like?

[Asked only to those who think Australians are being vaccinated against Covid-19 a bit / a lot more slowly than they would like]

  Total Gender Age Group Federal Voting Intention
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ Labor TOTAL: Coalition Greens TOTAL: Other
The federal government 42% 45% 39% 36% 51% 40% 57% 24% 44% 49%
State and territory governments 7% 8% 7% 16% 7% 4% 5% 11% 5% 13%
International supply chains 24% 29% 20% 24% 19% 28% 17% 35% 20% 17%
Unavoidable delays in the production of vaccines 18% 13% 22% 15% 18% 19% 15% 22% 22% 16%
Unsure 8% 6% 11% 9% 6% 9% 6% 8% 8% 5%
Base (n) 713 356 357 165 194 354 291 242 61 72
  • The largest cohort within the group of those who think Australians are being vaccinated against Covid-19 more slowly than they would like, think the federal government is most responsible for this (42%).
  • About a quarter (24%) place the onus on international supply chains, followed by 18% who feel unavoidable delays in the production of vaccines are the main reason for the slow progress of the vaccine rollout in Australia.
  • Only 7% think state and territory governments are most responsible and 8% are unsure.
  • Those most likely to place responsibility on the federal government for Australians being vaccinated more slowly than they would like include those aged 35-54 (51%) and Labor voters (57%).
  • Coalition voters are the most likely to think international supply chains are most responsible for the delays (35%).
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