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Several countries, including Israel and Denmark, say they will vaccinate their athletes and staff against COVID-19 ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, amid the global debate over whether athletes should be given priority in the rollout.
Global coronavirus cases surpassed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as countries around the world struggle with new virus variants and vaccine shortfalls.
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Israel, which leads the world on per capita vaccinations, said it had already inoculated half its Olympic athletes delegation. By the end of May 2021, all. will be completely vaccinated against the coronavirus, a spokeswoman from the Israel Olympic Committee told Reuters in an email.