Chairman Hashimoto of the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games has indicated that domestic media officials will also be vaccinated on the premise that there will be no impact on the general public in order to make the Games safer and more secure.
The Organizing Committee held a press conference at the IOC = International Olympic Committee's board meeting held on the 9th after reporting the preparation status for measures against the new coronavirus.
In this, Chairman Hashimoto said about vaccination, "In order to make the tournament safer and more secure, it is also the hospitality of the Japanese Organizing Committee that the people involved in the tournament who come into contact with foreigners work on vaccination and preparations." He stated that in the future, not only volunteers but also domestic media personnel who have the opportunity to interact with athletes and overseas stakeholders will be vaccinated on the premise that the vaccination to the general public will not be affected.
On the other hand, regarding the behavior management by GPS for 14 days after entering Japan, which was supposed to be done by overseas media, Secretary-General Muto said, "It is not done for monitoring. To be able to prove the behavior when there is a problem. I want to trust it first because it is used, "he explained, and that GPS behavior management is applicable to all parties entering Japan, including athletes.