Pfizer is donating COVID-19 vaccines to Tokyo Olympics athletes
Eugene Hoshiko
- Pfizer and BioNTech announced they are donating vaccine doses to Tokyo Olympics athletes.
- The president of the International Olympic Committee said it would protect athletes and Japan.
- Japan is facing a surge of infections ahead of this summer's games.
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Pfizer and BioNTech announced on Thursday that are donating vaccine doses to vaccinate athletes for this summer's Tokyo Olympics.
In a statement, they said they would "donate doses of the companies' COVID-19 Vaccine to help vaccinate athletes, and their delegations" who are taking part in the Olympics and Paralympics games.
Delivery is expected to begin later this month, the statement said.
The president of the International Olympic Committee said in a statement: "This donation of the vaccine is another tool in our toolbox of measures to help make the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 safe and secure for all participants and to show solidarity with our gracious Japanese hosts."
Japan is facing questions over how it can safely host the games, given the country is facing a surge in virus infections.
International spectators will not be allowed at the games, and a decision on whether domestic spectators can attend has not yet been made.
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