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Australian athletes headed to Tokyo Olympics to be given COVID-19 vaccine – ABC News
Australian athletes heading to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will be given access to coronavirus vaccines before the games.
Australian athletes and officials heading to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will be given priority access to COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the games.
Key points:
- The decision puts the athletes in phase 1b of Australia’s COVID-19 vaccination program
- Japan declared its third COVID-19 state of emergency last week
- The Tokyo Olympics start in late July, with the Paralympics following in late August
The federal government said the vaccine would be given to around 2,050 people nominated by the Australian…
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