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                                <title><![CDATA[ Japan's Covid-19 herd immunity near 90% after Omicron wave, study says ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2022 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ About 65% of Japan's population have received at least one Covid vaccine booster shot, compared to about 33% in the US, based on government data. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Weaker virus? Herd immunity? Omicron sparks cautious hopes ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2022 00:30:36 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ More people getting Omicron and recovering, combined with more vaccinations, could be the key to boosting collective defences against almost any form of Covid, some experts have said. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 80% herd immunity no longer the focus in Covid fight, says Khairy ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2021 08:07:18 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ He says the Delta variant has complicated herd immunity calculations, and that the focus should instead be on vaccinating as many people as possible. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ To jab or not, still a question for many, say experts ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Azzman Abdul Jamal ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2021 01:00:36 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ But they say there is a difference between anti-vaxxers and those who are merely sceptical about the vaccines. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Has Delta killed the herd immunity dream? ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:04:53 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The more effective the virus becomes at infecting people, the higher the herd immunity threshold becomes. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 60% of adults to be fully vaccinated by Merdeka, says PM ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2021 10:01:07 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Muhyiddin Yassin says the country is well on its way to achieving 100% vaccination by the end of October. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Govt aiming for 50% of adult population to be fully vaccinated by Aug 31 ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bernama ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:58:03 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Khairy Jamaluddin says 29% of adults have already received both jabs. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Australia sets 80% vaccine target to open borders ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2021 09:42:36 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ PM Scott Morrison sets out a series of targets for the gradual easing of Covid-19 restrictions. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Highest risk of vaccine-resistant variants when most but not all are jabbed, study shows ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2021 09:11:53 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Authors say that their research highlights the need to maintain other anti-Covid measures until everyone is vaccinated. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Labuan first to achieve herd immunity against Covid-19 ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2021 05:05:29 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ It has fully vaccinated 54,800 or 80% of the 68,500 adults eligible for the jab. ]]></description>
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