Dr Katie Attwell, University of Western Australia, describes how political views shape opinions on vaccine mandates. Researchers asked 1,000 people their views on mandatory vaccination and their beliefs about vaccine safety and effectiveness. Then they looked at political affiliation to determine whether this can predict attitudes to vaccination. 'What we found that only 4% didn't think vaccination was safe, effective and necessary,' she said. 'We found 9% disagreed with Australia's 'No Jab, No Pay' policy and we found a high level of support for mandatory vaccination.'
A survey shows that 85% agree with the federal government’s policy of “No Jab, No Pay”, with just 9% opposing it. The study, published in the prestigious international journal Politics, shows that Australians have quite different attitudes towards compulsory vaccination to Americans and the British. While vaccination is popular in all three countries, previous research has shown that opposition to making it compulsory in the US and UK is about 30%. Not only do Australians overwhelmingly support compulsory vaccination, that support is strong across voters of all parties. There is more than 80% agreement with No Jab No Pay among voters of all major parties, including the Greens and One Nation. The authors say this is important because it shows that in Australia, mandatory vaccination works—it isn’t just good policy, it’s good politics.
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