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Herd immunity against virus at 50%

Herd immunity against virus at 50%

Jab drive still well below govt target

Covid-19 vaccination resumes at the Bang Sue Grand Station in Bangkok on Monday. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)

About half the population has now acquired immunity against Covid-19 but this remains well short of the government’s 80% target, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC).

Dr Chakkarat Pitayowonganon, director of its epidemiology division, said around 10% of the country’s 67.5-million people are estimated to have contracted the virus so far.

When combined with those who have received two doses of vaccine plus a booster shot, those with immunity against the novel coronavirus should account…

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