Coronavirus vaccine: Side-effect concerns fuelling vaccine jitters, survey reveals

Sally Whyte
Updated May 5 2021 - 7:11am, first published 12:00am
A new study has offered insight into Australians' feeling towards COVID-19 vaccines. Picture: Karleen Minney
A new study has offered insight into Australians' feeling towards COVID-19 vaccines. Picture: Karleen Minney

More than 80 per cent of Australians are concerned about the prospect of side effects associated with vaccines against COVID-19, although more than half of Australians say they would definitely get a safe and effective vaccine if offered to them.

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Sally Whyte

Sally Whyte

Federal Politics Reporter

I report on a range of issues in federal politics and the public service, with a real passion for how decisions made in Canberra affect the lives of Australians.