Rohith Nair, Arvind Sriram
(Recasts with IOC president Thomas Bach quotes)
Jan 27 (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee is not in favour of athletes “jumping the queue” for COVID-19 vaccines, President Thomas Bach said on Wednesday, after some National Olympic Committees (NOCs) revealed plans to inoculate athletes before the Tokyo Games.
Bach added that it was up to NOCs to coordinate with their respective governments over athlete access to vaccines.
Israel’s Olympic Committee told Reuters earlier on Wednesday that it had already inoculated half its Olympic delegation and would complete the process by the end of May.
The country currently leads the world on per capita vaccinations, having inoculated about 30% of its population of 9 million with at least one dose.
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Badminton - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games - Women s Singles - Gold Medal Match - India v India - Carrara Sports Arena 2 - Gold Coast, Australia - April 15, 2018. Saina Nehwal of India in action. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
(Reuters) - Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal has been allowed to take her place in the draw for the Thailand Open after being initially withdrawn following a positive test for COVID-19, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) said on Tuesday.
The Badminton Association of India (BAI) said earlier that Nehwal and men’s world number 28 HS Prannoy had tested positive and withdrawn from the Open, along with Nehwal’s husband, Parupalli Kashyap, who was quarantined in his hotel room.
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(Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee is not in favour of athletes “jumping the queue” for COVID-19 vaccines, President Thomas Bach said on Wednesday, after some National Olympic Committees (NOCs) revealed plans to inoculate athletes before the Tokyo Games.
FILE PHOTO: The Olympic rings are illuminated in front of the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Bach added that it was up to NOCs to coordinate with their respective governments over athlete access to vaccines.
Israel’s Olympic Committee told Reuters earlier on Wednesday that it had already inoculated half its Olympic delegation and would complete the process by the end of May.
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(Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee is not in favour of athletes “jumping the queue” for COVID-19 vaccines, President Thomas Bach said on Wednesday, after some National Olympic Committees (NOCs) revealed plans to inoculate athletes before the Tokyo Games.
FILE PHOTO: The Olympic rings are illuminated in front of the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Bach added that it was up to NOCs to coordinate with their respective governments over athlete access to vaccines.
Israel’s Olympic Committee told Reuters earlier on Wednesday that it had already inoculated half its Olympic delegation and would complete the process by the end of May.