Less than half of people aged over 50 are willing to get the AstraZeneca vaccine despite it being recommended by Australia’s health officials, according to the latest Guardian Essential poll which found confidence in the rollout strategy is waning. Just 46% of those over the age of 50 said they were willing to take either the AstraZeneca or the Pfizer vaccine, with 39% saying they were unwilling to take the recommended AstraZeneca jab. The poll showed that 37% of people would be willing to get either the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine, but nearly a third of people – 27% – said they were only willing to get the Pfizer jab. The Essential findings mirror this, with the willingness to get either vaccine increasing with age. While the Essential poll has confirmed significant doubt about the vaccine rollout, this does not appear to be translating into increased concern about a “return to normal”, with most people’s expectations about a vaccine rollout on par with expectations tracked last July.

Source: The Guardian April 26, 2021 17:31 UTC