IOC urges Olympic teams to ask for Chinese vaccines


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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Olympic teams were urged Friday by the IOC to request more Chinese vaccines ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, which will be held in the country where the coronavirus outbreak started. The International Olympic Committee first announced a vaccine rollout program with Chinese authorities for athletes and officials in March. Chinese vaccines were bought by the IOC and also made available for delegations heading to the Tokyo Olympics from countries which had approved them for use. About 100 countries are likely to compete at the Beijing Olympics, which open Feb. 4. There were 205 national...