Lockdown and COVID outbreaks 'significantly' reduce Australia's vaccine hesitancy, report finds
The latest coronavirus outbreaks across the country have helped to reduce vaccine hesitancy, with more people coming forward to get the Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs.
David WuDigital Reporter
July 29, 2021 - 9:00AM
Vaccine hesitancy among Australians have continued to fall as up to one million people step forward for the jab each week.
A report from the Melbourne Institute found that vaccine hesitancy has been "significantly reduced" in New South Wales and Victoria.
According to the 2021 Vaccine Hesitancy Report Card, vaccine hesitancy in Australia was sitting at 33 per cent of the adult population in May and by July 23, it had dropped to 21.5 per cent.