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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 any one of the groups listed above are being vaccinated against Covid-19 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 | 50% | 52% | 48% | 48% | 49% | 52% | 61% | 36% | 63% | 59% |
State and territory governments | 23% | 28% | 17% | 22% | 23% | 23% | 14% | 34% | 15% | 18% |
International supply chains | 8% | 7% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 9% |
Unavoidable delays in the production of vaccines | 11% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 9% | 15% | 8% | 9% |
Unsure | 9% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 5% |
Base (n) | 755 | 374 | 381 | 225 | 222 | 308 | 250 | 284 | 78 | 95 |
State | |||||
NSW | VIC | QLD | SA | WA | |
The federal government | 48% | 58% | 41% | 39% | 53% |
State and territory governments | 22% | 21% | 29% | 34% | 15% |
International supply chains | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 14% |
Unavoidable delays in the production of vaccines | 12% | 7% | 12% | 13% | 14% |
Unsure | 10% | 8% | 12% | 9% | 4% |
Base (n) | 225 | 203 | 158 | 61 | 74 |
- Half (50%) of those who said any one of the groups listed in the previous question are being vaccinated more slowly than they would like think the federal government is most responsible for the slow rollout of vaccinations.
- Compared to other Australians, Victorians are most likely to think the federal government is most responsible (58% of Victorians, followed by 53% of Western Australians, 48% of those in NSW, 41% Queenslanders and 39% South Australians).
- 23% think state and territory governments are most responsible; Men and Coalition voters are most likely to think this.

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