Will Australians baulk at a COVID-19 vaccine?

A survey suggests potentially higher acceptance compared with other similar countries

About 5% of Australians say they would not get a COVID-19 vaccine if one ever becomes available and another 10% are indifferent, a study suggests.

But objections to being given a vaccine in Australia are rarer than in the US or France, which researchers attribute to good trust in the Federal Government’s response to the pandemic.