IOC ‘not considering’ coronavirus vaccine as it pushes ahead with Tokyo Olympics planning – ABC News

One of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) most senior officials says the Tokyo Olympic Games will go ahead even if athletes cannot be vaccinated beforehand.
Key points:

• The IOC says vaccinations will not be mandatory for athletes and officials in order for them to take part in the Games
• Lucia Montanarella says the COVID-19 vaccine “doesn’t come into play in any of our planning”
• The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to begin on July 23

IOC’s head of media operations Lucia Montanarella is heavily…

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