Queensland Remains Highest Australian State for Vaccine Hesitancy

Queensland's newly appointed Chief Health Officer Dr. John Gerrard speaks during a press conference in Brisbane, Australia, on Dec. 13, 2021. Dan Peled/Getty Images

The Melbourne Institute’s vaccine hesitancy tracker has revealed that Queensland remains the most hesitant state in Australia towards the COVID-19 vaccines.

The data was released as the national fully vaccinated rate nears 90 percent, with the Melbourne Institute concluding that the rate might not go higher because the fall in hesitancy is slowing across all age groups.