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Mar, 2021

Q. The Covid-19 vaccine rollout has begun in Australia.

Once a vaccine becomes available to you, how long would you wait before taking it?

	15/03	01/03	18/01	14/12	10/08
I’d get vaccinated as soon as possible / I’ve already been vaccinated	47%	50%	42%	43%	56%
I’d get vaccinated, but wouldn’t do it straight away	40%	40%	47%	46%	35%
I’d never get vaccinated	12%	10%	11%	10%	8%
Base (n)	1,124	1,074	1,084	1,071	1,010

With the launch of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout underway nationwide, just under half (47%) now say they would get vaccinated as soon as possible – a slight dip from earlier in March but still noticeably higher than levels at the end of 2020 and at the start of this year.
The same proportion of people as earlier in the month say that would get vaccinated but not straight away (40%).
Just over 1 in 10 (12%) say that would never get vaccinated, consistent with levels seen in the last few months.

	Total	Gender			Age Group				Federal Voting Intention
	Total	Male	Female	18-34		35-54	55+	Labor		TOTAL: Coalition	Greens	TOTAL: Other
I’d get vaccinated as soon as possible / I’ve already been vaccinated	47%	51%	42%	33%		44%	60%	46%		55%	45%	42%
I’d get vaccinated, but wouldn’t do it straight away	40%	36%	43%	50%		38%	32%	42%		35%	42%	33%
I’d never get vaccinated	12%	9%	15%	16%		13%	7%	11%		8%	12%	20%
Base (n)	1,124	553	571	337		383	404	375		410	98	142

Those most likely to get the vaccine immediately include men (51%) and those aged over 55 (60%).
Those voting for independent or minor parties are the most likely to say they would never get vaccinated (20%).

Mar, 2021

Q. The Covid-19 vaccine rollout has begun in Australia.

Once a vaccine becomes available to you, how long would you wait before taking it?

	01/03	18/01	14/12	10/08
I’d get vaccinated as soon as possible / I’ve already been vaccinated	50%	42%	43%	56%
I’d get vaccinated, but wouldn’t do it straight away	40%	47%	46%	35%
I’d never get vaccinated	10%	11%	10%	8%
Base (n)	1,074	1,084	1,071	1,010

With the launch of the Covid-19 vaccine nationwide rollout last week, about half (50%) now say they would get vaccinated as soon as possible – a noticeable rise from the 42% in January. Correspondingly, fewer people now say that would get vaccinated but not straight away (40% to 47% in January).
1 in 10 say that would never get vaccinated, consistent with levels seen in the last few months.

Mar, 2021

Q. The Covid-19 vaccine rollout has begun in Australia.

Once a vaccine becomes available to you, how long would you wait before taking it?

	Total	Gender			Age Group				Federal Voting Intention
	Total	Male	Female	18-34		35-54	55+	Labor		TOTAL: Coalition	Greens	TOTAL: Other
I’d get vaccinated as soon as possible / I’ve already been vaccinated	50%	58%	42%	41%		44%	63%	50%		56%	58%	45%
I’d get vaccinated, but wouldn’t do it straight away	40%	34%	46%	47%		43%	31%	41%		38%	33%	37%
I’d never get vaccinated	10%	7%	12%	11%		13%	6%	10%		6%	8%	18%
Base (n)	1,074	527	547	326		363	385	335		396	106	138

Those most likely to get the vaccine immediately include men (58%) and those aged over 55 (63%).
Those voting for independent or minor parties are the most likely to say they would never get vaccinated (18%).

Mar, 2021

Q. As vaccinations against Covid-19 are rolled out across Australia, how confident are you in each of the following?

That the rollout of vaccinations against Covid-19 in Australia will be…

TOTAL: Confident	01/03	01/02
… done efficiently	68%	68%
… done safely	73%	72%
… effective at stopping Covid-19 within the country	64%	58%
Base (n)	1,074	1,092

With the Covid-19 vaccine rollout underway, more people are now confident it will be effective at stopping Covid-19 within the country (64% to 58% last month).
Most people are also confident the rollout will be done efficiently (68%) and that it will be done safely (73%), consistent with levels last month.

Mar, 2021

Q. As vaccinations against Covid-19 are rolled out across Australia, how confident are you in each of the following?

TOTAL: Confident	Total	Gender			Age Group				Federal Voting Intention
TOTAL: Confident	Total	Male	Female	18-34		35-54	55+	Labor		TOTAL: Coalition	Greens	TOTAL: Other
… done efficiently	68%	74%	61%	67%		64%	73%	66%		78%	66%	58%
… done safely	73%	80%	67%	71%		69%	80%	70%		84%	78%	61%
… effective at stopping Covid-19 within the country	64%	72%	57%	63%		61%	69%	64%		75%	65%	52%
Base (n)	1,074	527	547	326		363	385	335		396	106	138

While confidence in the Covid-19 rollout is relatively high across all demographics, those who are older are more confident than younger cohorts. For example, 80% of those over 55 are confident it will be done safely, compared to 69% those aged 35-54 and 71% of those 18-34. This trend is also reflected in confidence in the rollout’s efficiency and effectiveness.
Out of all voters, Coalition voters are the most confident that the vaccine rollout will be done safely, with 84% who are confident and of this, over a third (33%) who are very confident.

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