Japan will start vaccinating its Olympic athletes from June 1, East Asia News & Top Stories


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TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) - Japan will begin vaccinating its Olympic athletes from June 1, as the country moves ahead with preparations for the Games despite looming doubts over whether they can be held. The vaccines will cover around 600 athletes and 1,000 staffers who will be in close contact with them, such as coaches, officials from the Japanese Olympic Committee said at a briefing in Tokyo on Wednesday (May 26). The doses will be administered at Japan's National Training Centre on a voluntary basis. While Japan's vaccination programme currently covers those 65 or over, as well as medical workers, athletes taking...