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Olympic athletes should get priority access to coronavirus vaccines, IOC's Dick Pound says
In order to safeguard the Tokyo Olympics, athletes must be given priority access to the coronavirus vaccine, says prominent International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound.
The longtime IOC official, who is Canadian, expressed confidence in the ability of the Olympics to proceed in July — when the delayed Summer Games are scheduled to begin — so long as athletes can jump to the front of the COVID-19 vaccine line.
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| Notations: | management and organisation of sport organisations and events sport history and sport politics |
| Tagging: | Coronavirus Impfung |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto
CBC
2021
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| Online Access: | https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/dick-pound-ioc-athltes-vaccine-tokyo-olympics-1.5863205 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | basic |