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Vaccine acceptance is undoubtedly the Australian social norm. What is important to acknowledge, however, is that many people who are not devoted vaccine refusers can still express doubts about vaccines. Like my hairdresser, they probably would not describe themselves as being anti-vaccine. Even so, they may have heard shocking rumours about Covid-19 vaccine risks or conspiracies and could not help but be concerned. Such anxieties tend to get amplified around new vaccines, and the speed of Covid-19 vaccine production may further stoke these misgivings. What then can the government and average...

  High-profile Australians, including five former prime ministers, will jump at the chance to be vaccinated against COVID-19 when the first approved jabs arrive in a united front to combat vaccine hesitancy. Former prime ministers, Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young, Queensland politicians and the "King" Wally Lewis are among prominent Aussies to personally vow to have the jab when it is approved and rolled out across the country. Experts say the decision to halt the trial proves the rigorous process to develop a vaccine works, and Australians are being implored not to let it cloud ...