A study (pdf) conducted by the Australian National University shows booster hesitancy of Australians have increased compared to Oct. 2021, prior to the start of the booster program. In Jan. of 2022, 3472 Australians over 18 were surveyed on booster hesitancy, the group have been a consistent sample group for the university and was previously surveyed in Jan. to Feb. 2020; prior to the pandemic as well as in 2021, to track participants’ change in attitudes to COVID-19. Analysis of the survey found that of the people who have received their first or second doses-95.2 percent of the respondents-65.4 percent confirmed they will get a booster; a drop compared to the 71.9 percent in Oct. 2021 prior to booster rollouts. An increase in the negative response to booster shots have also been observed with 11.5 percent of participants responding with no to boosters; 3.9 percent giving a probably not and …