Table 2 Perceptions towards vaccination in general and the COVID-19 vaccine
From: Examining Australian public perceptions and behaviors towards a future COVID-19 vaccine
Question | Agree (%) | Disagree (%) | Neutral |
|---|---|---|---|
Vaccines are effective at preventing diseases. | 1188 (83.7) | 69 (4.9) | 163 (11.5) |
Diseases provide better immunity than vaccines do. | 305 (21.5) | 550 (38.7) | 565 (39.8) |
I generally do what my health care professional recommends | 1195 (84.2) | 62 (4.4) | 163 (11.5) |
Getting myself vaccinated for COVID-19 would be a good way to protect myself against infection | 1143 (80.5) | 83 (5.8) | 194 (13.7) |
My family and friends would probably think that getting a COVID-19 vaccine is a good idea. | 1118 (78.7) | 93 (6.5) | 209 (14.7) |
To protect public health, we should follow government guidelines about vaccines. | 1190 (83.8) | 62 (4.1) | 168 (11.8) |
Patients with risk factors should be the first ones to get the COVID-19 vaccine when available. | 1211 (85.3) | 58 (4.1) | 151 (10.6) |
Healthcare workers should be the first ones to get the COVID-19 vaccine | 1198 (84.4) | 51 (3.6) | 171 (12.0) |