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Originally Posted by LanceC
The Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research is a highly respected and long established Institute within the Faculty of Economics at Melbourne University. Their latest assessment of the vaccine hesitancy rate is:
" ... * Vaccine hesitancy across Australia has been steadily falling from a peak of 33% in May and is now at its lowest of 11.8% on the 21st of October. ... "https://melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/publications/research-insights/ttpn/vaccination-report
But if you look at the actual vaccination rates Australia-wide then you get a different picture.
Attachment 503421 www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/covid-19-vaccine-rollout-update-4-november-2021
One would assume that most people who have the first dose will go on and have the second shot. Also note that the Health Dept's Vax figures are 2 weeks more recent than the Melbourne Institutes sentiment figures.
An interesting dicotomy.
But it strongly suggests that the vaccine hesitancy rate is now significantly below 12% and probably below 5%.