Poor levels of trust in media and politicians fuels vaccine uncertainty

20 July 2021

As the latest outbreak of COVID-19 threatens to extend lockdowns in Victoria and New South Wales, we find evidence of a growing gap in public trust in COVID-19 information that may slow our post-COVID recovery.This article was first published in The Age.

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Associate Professor Andrea Carson

Associate Professor in the Department of Politics, Media and PhilosophyLa Trobe University

Dr Shaun Ratcliff

Honorary AssociateUnited States Studies Centre

Associate Professor Leah Ruppanner

Associate Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of The Policy LabUniversity of Melbourne

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