Ive actually been thinking this might be the case, especially when you compare what is happening in Britain vs Israel. Britain, who have mostly used AZ, aren't seeing a rise in hospitalisations/deaths as opposed to the opposite in Israel who exclusively used Pfizer. That said, Britain were vaxxed after than Israel, so who knows. Wouldnt it be ironic though if AZ outperforms Pfizer over time.
Either way I think Australia is well positioned to deal with this, because our vaccine program occurred later, we have been able to see how other vaxxed nations have fared. Also, Australia has ordered Pfizer/Moderna boosters for next year and if AZ is more effective, we can make it here in Australia. So even if we need boosters at the 6 month mark, that is something we can easily pivot towards.
imagine thinking that lockdowns would have ever happened in any other time prior to when social media was ubiquitous lmao
Imagine if they occured 5+ years ago, the government would have been screwed because working from home/home schooling wouldn't have been as viable as it is now. The technology just wasnt there.