According to Deloitte Access Economics, Australian’s vaccine hesitancy continues to grow with only 20% of Australians now unwilling or unsure about getting the jab:
At 5 September, 63% of Australians aged 16 and over had received at least one dose of a vaccine, and 38% were fully vaccinated. While this uptake reflects greater supply of vaccines, the events of recent months have also seen a decline in the share of Australians who are unsure about getting the jab.
The Melbourne Institute’s vaccine hesitancy tracker provides fortnightly data on the proportion of Australians who are not willing to be vaccinated, or not sure.
As at 20 August, the proportion of the national population who were ‘hesitant’ was 20% (with 12% not willing, and 8% unsure). This suggests that achieving an 80% vaccination rate could well be within reach.
