China News Service, January 27. According to Kyodo News, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on the 26th that it would recommend that athletes and related personnel participating in the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, be vaccinated before the visit, but it is not required. Vaccination.
The International Olympic Committee emphasized that vaccination "helps hold a safe Olympics and also considers Japanese citizens."
On December 1, 2020, local time, Tokyo, Japan, the Olympic ring logo was being transported by boat. After 4 months of safety inspection and maintenance, it returned to Tokyo Bay.
According to reports, in order to grasp the vaccination status of more than 200 countries and regions participating in the Olympics, the International Olympic Committee requires the National and Regional Olympic Committees to report around early February.
The International Olympic Committee promised to cooperate with the World Health Organization (WHO) and pharmaceutical companies to provide support for the equitable supply of vaccines to countries and regions.
According to the report, at a press conference on the 25th, the World Health Organization had expressed a negative attitude towards giving priority to vaccination for Olympic athletes.
In this situation, the International Olympic Committee stated that "it will call on athletes to be vaccinated when ordinary people can also be widely vaccinated."