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  Australia: 80% vaccination won’t get herd immunity, could mean safely opening international borders

  World | July 04, 2021 10:45 IST

  The first phase of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s four-stage “pathway out of the COVID-19 pandemic”, announced on Friday, focuses on vaccinating as many Australians as possible.

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  COVID-19 herd immunity will take time, says WHO's Soumya Swaminathan

  India | July 24, 2020 18:59 IST

  ​The chief scientist of the WHO, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, on Friday warned that the concept of “herd immunity”, or a large section of the population developing antibodies against COVID-19, is still a long way off and can be sped up by a vaccine. 

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  Herd of wild elephants go on rampage in Assam village, kill woman

  India | June 05, 2012 13:49 IST

  Goalpara (Assam), June 5: A herd of wild elephants on Sunday destroyed most of the homes in Kalyanpur village at the foothills of Pancharatna and Ajgar hills, and trampled an 80-year-old woman to death, villagers