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Thailand to open borders early, taking calculated risk

Prayuth strives to balance economic and health needs

People receive their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine inside a gymnasium at Thammasat University, in Pathum Thani, Thailand, on June 7.   © Reuters
MASAYUKI YUDA, Nikkei staff writer | Thailand

BANGKOK -- Thailand has given up achieving herd immunity as it races toward fully reopening its borders to vaccinated globe-trotters, and as Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha weighs economic imperatives against risks to public health.

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