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Preference towards Covid-19 vaccines
Q. As you may be aware, there are currently two vaccines available in Australia – the Pfizer vaccine and the AstraZeneca (Oxford) vaccine.
Which of the following is closer to your view?
[Asked only to those who selected ‘I’d get vaccinated as soon as possible’, ‘I’d get vaccinated, but wouldn’t do it straight away’ or ‘I’d never get vaccinated’ when asked the question: ‘The Covid-19 vaccine rollout is underway in Australia. Once a vaccine becomes available to you, how long would you wait before taking it?’]
02/08 | 05/07 | 07/06 | 26/04 | |
I would be willing to get either the AstraZeneca vaccine or the Pfizer vaccine | 24% | 20% | 35% | 34% |
I would be willing to get the AstraZeneca vaccine but not the Pfizer vaccine | 3% | 4% | 6% | 3% |
I would be willing to get the Pfizer vaccine but not the AstraZeneca vaccine | 47% | 42% | 30% | 28% |
I would not be willing to get either the AstraZeneca vaccine or the Pfizer vaccine | 14% | 18% | 14% | 15% |
Unsure | 12% | 16% | 15% | 20% |
Base (n) | 698 | 806 | 913 | 1,005 |
- The proportion of Australians who have not yet been vaccinated and are willing to get either the AstraZeneca vaccine or the Pfizer vaccine is now at 24% (20% last month).
- 47% of people have not been vaccinated and would receive the Pfizer, but not the AstraZeneca vaccine. This unwillingness to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine has increased from 28% in April.
18-39 | 02/08 | 05/07 | 07/06 | 26/04 |
I would be willing to get the Pfizer vaccine but not the AstraZeneca vaccine | 48% | 41% | 30% | 28% |
Base (n) | 371 | 431 | 445 | 439 |
40-49 | 02/08 | 05/07 | 07/06 | 26/04 |
I would be willing to get the Pfizer vaccine but not the AstraZeneca vaccine | 47% | 47% | 36% | 28% |
Base (n) | 105 | 172 | 174 | 138 |
50-59 | 02/08 | 05/07 | 07/06 | 26/04 |
I would be willing to get the Pfizer vaccine but not the AstraZeneca vaccine | 53% | 43% | 31% | 30% |
Base (n) | 100 | 184 | 168 | 151 |
60-69 | 02/08 | 05/07 | 07/06 | 26/04 |
I would be willing to get the Pfizer vaccine but not the AstraZeneca vaccine | 41% | 21% | 18% | 27% |
Base (n) | 84 | 174 | 171 | 188 |
- Unwillingness to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine has increased across all age groups since April.
- Among those aged 50-59, over half (53%) who are unvaccinated would be unwilling to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine (increase from 30% in April).
- Among those aged 60-69, 41% of those who are unvaccinated would be unwilling to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine (increase from 27% in April).
Total | Gender | Federal Voting Intention | |||||
Male | Female | Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||
I would be willing to get either the AstraZeneca vaccine or the Pfizer vaccine | 24% | 29% | 20% | 23% | 30% | 29% | 16% |
I would be willing to get the AstraZeneca vaccine but not the Pfizer vaccine | 3% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 2% | 1% | 0% |
I would be willing to get the Pfizer vaccine but not the AstraZeneca vaccine | 47% | 41% | 51% | 51% | 52% | 41% | 33% |
I would not be willing to get either the AstraZeneca vaccine or the Pfizer vaccine | 14% | 15% | 13% | 9% | 9% | 18% | 40% |
Unsure | 12% | 11% | 13% | 12% | 8% | 10% | 12% |
Base (n) | 698 | 316 | 382 | 250 | 223 | 71 | 83 |
- Unwillingness to receive the Pfizer vaccine is highest among women (51%).
- 40% of unvaccinated minor/independent party voters are unwilling to receive either vaccine.

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