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Lockdowns or vaccines? 3 Pacific nations try diverging paths

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By NICK PERRY, MARI YAMAGUCHI and ROD McGUIRK
Associated Press

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Japan, Australia and New Zealand all got through the first year of the coronavirus pandemic in relatively good shape — but now are taking diverging paths in dealing with new outbreaks of the fast-spreading delta variant. The difference in emphasis on lockdowns and vaccines could have far-reaching consequences for the economies of those nations and the health of their citizens.

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