New Zealand has started administering COVID-19 vaccinations to athletes ahead of their departure for the Tokyo Games, the country's Olympics chief said on Wednesday.
"We’re really satisfied the government was able to put us in that category of national significance, so that’s now underway and athletes have been worked through according to when they might be departing,” New Zealand Olympic Committee Chief Executive Kereyn Smith told reporters in Auckland.“Some are still qualifying and some still have events and activities to prepare, so over the next few months we will see that gradually rolling out.
Australian Olympic Committee Chief Executive Matt Carroll said the AOC was"pretty confident" all Australian athletes would be vaccinated before Tokyo. Wednesday marks 100 days until the opening ceremony in Tokyo, and a number of New Zealand athletes assembled in Central Auckland for a photo shoot with a bus-sized skateboard.The New Zealand team will tour the country with the"super-sized" skateboard to drum up interest in the Games, where skateboarding will make its Olympic debut.
While heath workers, elderly...still wait.
Great. Hardly anyone here in Japan is vaccinated. But, yeah, enjoy your sports party.
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