Before revision:  In our simulations, Australia's vaccination strategy can feasibly reduce required lockdown intensity and initial epidemic growth rate by 43 \% and 52\%, respectively. Because of these combined effects, the severity of epidemics as measured by the peak number of daily new cases decreases by up to two orders of magnitude under plausible mass-vaccination campaign endpoint conditions and lockdown strategies. The study presents a strong argument for a large-scale vaccination campaign, which would significantly reduce the intensity of non-pharmaceutical interventions in Australia and curb future outbreaks.
After revision:  In our simulations, Australia's vaccination strategy can feasibly reduce required lockdown intensity and initial epidemic growth rate by 43