Despite this, vaccine willingness has remained high and stable since the start of the year.
The report found 54.7 per cent of surveyed Australians said they would definitely get a safe and effective vaccine in April, up from 43.7 per cent in January. About 28 per cent they probably would, and 11 per cent said they probably wouldn t. These findings are extremely important as the government attempts to reconcile public sentiment and confidence in its vaccine program, report author Professor Nicholas Biddle said.
Hesitancy persists among some members of multicultural communities
The report also explored vaccine willingness among those who speak a language other than English and found 44.8 per cent of those respondents said they would definitely get a safe and effective vaccine if it was available to them.
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Western Australia has again recorded no new local coronavirus cases, raising hopes the state has avoided a widespread outbreak.
Authorities are continuing to track down people who had contact with a hotel quarantine security guard and two of his housemates.
The trio tested positive on Saturday, prompting the government to reinstate mandatory mask-wearing both indoors and outdoors, close nightclubs and prevent fans from attending Sunday s AFL western derby at Optus Stadium.
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Premier Mark McGowan on Monday said WA Health had so far identified 58 close contacts and 26 had tested negative.
Seventeen of the close contacts went to cooking classes on 27 and 28 April at the Perth College of Business and Technology which was also attended by one of the housemates.
Doctors and nurses are having trouble securing an adequate number of patients keen to receive a Covid jab - after Australian authorities scrambled to get their hands on a sufficient supply of the vaccines.
Thousands of doses are still sitting in fridges across Sydney as Phase 1b candidates think twice about getting the jab.
The AstraZeneca vaccine, which Australia pinned its hopes on for the bulk of its rollout, has been linked to blood clots in rare cases across the world.
Daily Mail Australia on Thursday revealed Genene Norris, a 48-year-old from NSW, was put on dialysis shortly after getting the vaccine and died a few days later.
Italy has invoked the powers of the European Union in a bid to block an Australia-bound shipment of more than 200,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines , arguing the Pacific Island nation is not as “vulnerable” and should not qualify to receive the shots.