Regarding vaccination of domestic and foreign media related to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, the IOC = International Olympic Committee and the Games Organizing Committee have revealed that 70% to 80% of the total is expected to be vaccinated by the Games. Did.

The IOC and the Organizing Committee recommend vaccination to media personnel who are interviewed at a close distance to the athletes at the Tokyo Games, and even in Japan, volunteers and media personnel are targeted at the general public through the IOC. Vaccination, which is provided separately from the above, will start on the 18th.



Regarding the vaccination of domestic and foreign media personnel, the IOC and the Organizing Committee have announced that 70% to 80% of the total will be vaccinated by the Games.



According to the Organizing Committee, the number of media personnel who are planning to come to Japan from overseas is estimated to be about 22,200 at the Olympic Games and about 5,600 at the Paralympics, including broadcasts and newspapers.



Hidemasa Nakamura, chief of the Organizing Committee's Main Operations Center, said, "Even if you get the vaccine, you will still be asked to follow the rules and behavior management properly, but media people who may go to various places will get the vaccine. If you hit it, I think the public perception will change. "