- IOC: athletes do not want to ‘jump queue’ but must get jabs
- Confidence remains delayed 2020 Games will go ahead in July
The International Olympic Committee is working on ways to get athletes the coronavirus jab in the second or third wave so that the Tokyo Games can go ahead safely in July, the Guardian has been told.
While insisting that we “do not want to queue jump”, IOC sources are hoping athletes from around the globe will be high up on the vaccination list, once key workers and the vulnerable are given the jab.
Written by Exclusive by Sean Ingle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jan/06/ioc-seeks-covid-vaccines-for-athletes-in-second-wave-tokyo-olympics under the title “IOC seeks Covid vaccines for athletes in second wave so Olympics can go ahead”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
