The rush for everyone to take it is... to save lives, and also not have these ridiculous snap lockdowns for the next 6-12 months in Australia every time someone sneezes.
New York is virtually returning to normal now that the adult population is vaccinated. No one cares if there is 500 or 1000 positive cases in the day... the thing that matters is that no one is getting seriously sick or hospitalised from the virus. Hopefully Australia’s rhetoric shifts once everyone who is vulnerable has had the chance to be vaccinated. The world can’t stop turning.