COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy has dropped again,with only 9 per cent of Australians objecting to the jab.

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy has dropped again,with only 9 per cent of Australians objecting to the jab.Credit:

The country on Friday reached 50 per cent of the eligible population aged 16 and above being fully vaccinated. The latest federalstatistics show the figure at 57.8 per cent for NSW and 46.6 per cent for Victoria.

The Resolve findings suggest that only 11 per cent of voters in NSW want to ease restrictions at the vaccination rate the state has already reached.

The findings suggest only 14 per cent of people in Victoria want to ease restrictions when the state reaches the 50 per cent vaccination rate.

There is 43 per cent support in Victoria for easing the curbs at or before the vaccination rate reaches 70 per cent. This grows to a strong majority,75 per cent,for opening at or before the benchmark of 80 per cent.

Only 17 per cent of Victorians want to wait for vaccinations to reach 90 per cent of adults,compared to 20 per cent of NSW adults and 30 per cent of Queenslanders who back this goal.

The figure on the same question is 43 per cent among voters who live outside NSW,Victoria and Queensland. The sample sizes are considered too small in those smaller states and territories to list the results by each jurisdiction.

There were regional differences when voters were asked if they thought it was possible to suppress COVID-19 to zero cases. While 66 per cent of NSW respondents and 65 per cent of Victorian respondents said it was not,only 51 per cent of Queensland respondents said the same.

The concept of giving greater freedoms to those who are fully vaccinated has the strongest backing in NSW,with 74 per cent support,followed by Victoria and Queensland,with 67 per cent support in each state.

The question on this issue mentioned proposals such as a vaccine passport for interstate travel or access to hospitality and leisure facilities,asking:“Do you agree or disagree that those who are fully vaccinated should be granted greater freedoms like these?”

The Resolve Political Monitor surveyed 1,606 people during the period from September 15 to 19 to produce findings with a margin of error of 2.5 per cent. The questions on vaccines and lockdowns can befound here.

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