Japan started vaccinating Tokyo Games-bound athletes on Tuesday, the Japanese Olympic Committee said. The vaccination of healthy athletes comes as only 2-3% of the general population in Japan has been fully vaccinated. Japanese Olympic Committee officials said about 200 athletes were vaccinated at a training center on the first day…
Japan started vaccinating Tokyo Games-bound athletes on Tuesday with officials saying that about 200 athletes were vaccinated with the BioNTech COVID-19 shot at a training center on the first day of the rollout, according to local media.
Japanese Olympic athletes get shots as general public lags
by Chisato Tanaka, The Associated Press
Posted Jun 1, 2021 6:34 am EDT
Last Updated Jun 1, 2021 at 6:58 am EDT
TOKYO (AP) Japan started vaccinating Tokyo Games-bound athletes on Tuesday, the Japanese Olympic Committee said.
The vaccination of healthy athletes comes as only 2-3% of the general population in Japan has been fully vaccinated. Japanese Olympic Committee officials said about 200 athletes were vaccinated at a training center on the first day of the rollout.
Japanese Olympic Committee officials did not name any of the athletes. They also restricted coverage of the event, possibly fearing a public backlash.