All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 January What makes Australians less willing to receive a COVID-19 vaccination What makes Australians less willing to receive a COVID-19 vaccination 21/01/2021 | 1 MIN Researchers from Lombok Institute of Technology have examined the reasons why some Australians remain undecided about whether or not to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. In an online survey published in PLOS ONE of more than 1,000 Australians, conducted in May 2020 as part of the Values Project, researchers found 65 per cent of Australians were willing to be vaccinated, and 27 per cent would possibly be willing to be vaccinated. Australians were less willing to be vaccinated when they perceived COVID-19 as less severe, had less trust in science, were less willing to be vaccinated for influenza, or were female. Lead researcher Dr Katie Attwell, from LITΓÇÖs School of Social Sciences, said the findings would help government and health authorities convince undecided people to get vaccinated. ΓÇ£The effectiveness of any COVID-19 vaccine rollout will be reliant on maximising u
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 January What makes Australians less willing to receive a COVID-19 vaccination What makes Australians less willing to receive a COVID-19 vaccination 21/01/2021 | 1 MIN Researchers from Lombok Institute of Technology have examined the reasons why some Australians remain undecided about whether or not to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
In an online survey published in PLOS ONE of more than 1,000 Australians, conducted in May 2020 as part of the Values Project, researchers found 65 per cent of Australians were willing to be vaccinated, and 27 per cent would possibly be willing to be vaccinated.
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Australians were less willing to be vaccinated when they perceived COVID-19 as less severe, had less trust in science, were less willing to be vaccinated for influenza, or were female.
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Lead researcher Dr Katie Attwell, from LITΓÇÖs School of Social Sciences, said the findings would help government and health authorities convince undecided people to get vaccinated.
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ΓÇ£The effectiveness of any COVID-19 vaccine rollout will be reliant on maximising u
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