Loss of Trust in Government Related to Vaccine Hesitancy, Australian Study Shows

A health care worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer vaccine on the opening day of a COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre in Perth, Australia on Aug. 16, 2021. AAP Image/Richard Wainwright

New research published in the Australian Journal of Political Science has revealed that individuals who have less faith in their government officials are more likely to doubt vaccine safety and effectiveness.

Experts from the University of Western Australia (UWA) used data from a cross-national study of 22 countries conducted prior to the emergency of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus.