Satisfaction with speed of Covid-19 vaccine rollout

13 Apr 2021

Q. Which of the following best describes your view on how quickly Australians are being vaccinated against Covid-19?

They are being vaccinated…

	Total	Gender			Age Group				Federal Voting Intention
	Total	Male	Female	18-34		35-54	55+	Labor		TOTAL: Coalition	Greens	TOTAL: Other
… much more quickly than I would like	13%	16%	10%	17%		18%	4%	10%		12%	16%	22%
… a bit more quickly than I would like	8%	8%	7%	12%		9%	2%	7%		10%	8%	6%
… at about the right speed	19%	18%	20%	24%		20%	13%	15%		21%	22%	14%
… a bit more slowly than I would like	25%	23%	26%	24%		19%	31%	23%		34%	19%	13%
… a lot more slowly than I would like	27%	28%	27%	15%		24%	42%	37%		19%	30%	30%
Unsure	9%	7%	11%	9%		11%	8%	8%		4%	6%	16%
TOTAL: More quickly than I would like	20%	24%	17%	29%		27%	6%	16%		22%	24%	28%
TOTAL: More slowly than I would like	52%	52%	53%	39%		43%	73%	60%		52%	49%	42%
Base (n)	1,368	669	699	426		460	482	483		471	123	165

Just over half of Australians (52%) think Australians are being vaccinated against Covid-19 more slowly than they would like, with nearly a third (27%) feeling vaccinations are progressing a lot more slowly than they would like.
20% think Australians are being vaccinated against Covid-19 more quickly than they would like and 9% are unsure.
Those over 55 are much more likely than younger cohorts to think the vaccine rollout is progressing more slowly than they would like (73% compared to 43% of those 35-54 and 39% those 18-34).
Labor voters are the most likely voters to think the vaccine rollout is progressing more slowly than they would like (60% compared to 52% Coalition voters, 49% Greens voters and 42% independent and minor party voters).

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