Party most responsible for slow vaccine rollout

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]

	This week 26/04	Two weeks ago 12/04
The federal government	48%	42%
State and territory governments	8%	7%
International supply chains	18%	24%
Unavoidable delays in the production of vaccines	16%	18%
Unsure	11%	8%
Base (n)	505	713

 

	Total	Gender		Age Group			Federal Voting Intention
		Male	Female	18-34	35-54	55+	Labor	TOTAL: Coalition	Greens	TOTAL: Other
The federal government	48%	54%	41%	43%	54%	46%	59%	32%	64%	47%
State and territory governments	8%	9%	7%	12%	10%	6%	5%	12%	6%	7%
International supply chains	18%	17%	18%	13%	12%	22%	11%	28%	5%	14%
Unavoidable delays in the production of vaccines	16%	14%	17%	23%	11%	15%	14%	21%	13%	12%
Unsure	11%	6%	16%	9%	13%	10%	10%	7%	12%	20%
Base (n)	505	262	243	112	102	291	200	196	40	44

• Almost half of those who say Australians are being vaccinated more slowly than they would like think the federal government is most responsible for this (48% up from 42% two weeks ago).
• 18% place the onus on international supply chains (a drop from 24% two weeks ago), followed by 16% (on par with 18% a fortnight ago) who feel unavoidable delays in the production of vaccines are the main reason for the slow progress of the vaccine rollout in Australia.
• Only 8% think state and territory governments are most responsible and 11% are unsure.
• Those most likely to place responsibility on the federal government for Australians being vaccinated more slowly than they would like include men (54%), Greens (64%) and Labor voters (59%).
• Coalition voters are the most likely to think international supply chains are most responsible for the delays (28%, compared to 10% of all other voters).