Uptake of a Covid-19 vaccine

Q. The Covid-19 vaccine rollout is underway in Australia.

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

	07/06	10/05	26/04	15/03	01/03	18/01	14/12	10/08
I’d get vaccinated as soon as possible / I’ve already been vaccinated	52%	44%	42%	49%	50%	42%	43%	56%
I’d get vaccinated, but wouldn’t do it straight away	36%	42%	42%	40%	40%	47%	46%	35%
I’d never get vaccinated	13%	14%	16%	12%	10%	11%	10%	8%
Base (n)	1,104	1,092	1,090	1,124	1,074	1,084	1,071	1,008

• Just over half of Australians now say they would get vaccinated as soon as possible, or already have been vaccinated (52%), an increase from 44% last month.
• Fewer people now say they would get vaccinated but not straight away (36% from 42% last month).
• 13% now say they would never get vaccinated.

VIC	07/06	10/05
I’d get vaccinated as soon as possible /  I’ve already been vaccinated	56%	37%
I’d get vaccinated, but wouldn’t do it straight away	32%	44%
I’d never get vaccinated	12%	19%
Base (n)	278	275

18-34	07/06	10/05
I’d get vaccinated as soon as possible /  I’ve already been vaccinated	45%	32%
I’d get vaccinated, but wouldn’t do it straight away	41%	48%
I’d never get vaccinated	15%	20%
Base (n)	347	340

• More Victorians now say they would get vaccinated as soon as possible / have already been vaccinated compared to last month (56% from 37%); Fewer Victorians now say they would get vaccinated but not straight away (32% from 44% last month), and fewer now say they would never get vaccinated (12% from 19% last month).
• Similarly, more of those aged 18-34 now say they would get vaccinated as soon as possible / already have been vaccinated compared to last month (45% from 32%); Fewer 18-34 year old’s now say they would get vaccinated but not straight away (41% from 48% last month), and fewer now say they would never get vaccinated (15% from 20% last month).