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Faster, higher, stronger? Nations weigh letting athletes jump the vaccine queue for Tokyo Games
France 24 01/02/2021 Tracy MCNICOLL © Koji Sasahara, AP Photo
With organisers vowing that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will go ahead this summer despite the ongoing global pandemic that delayed the event by a year, some nations – like Hungary, Serbia and Israel – are moving ahead with inoculating their would-be Olympians to ensure they are free to train, qualify, travel and compete. But some – including elite athletes – question whether fast-tracking young, healthy sportspeople for vaccinations should be a priority and whether it fits with Olympic values.
With vaccine delays creating hurdles in the global race for Covid-19 immunity, wealthy countries are competing to secure more shots, less affluent ones are running behind and the finish line remains a speck in the distance.
COC has spoken to federal government about COVID-19 shots for Canadian Olympians Devin Heroux © Tijana Martin/The Canadian Press David Shoemaker, chief executive officer of the Canadian Olympic Committee, wouldn t speculate when asked where he felt Canadian athletes would fall in the vaccination queue.
The Canadian Olympic Committee has spoken to the federal government about having Team Canada vaccinated prior to going to the Tokyo Olympics.
In an interview with Ian Hanomansing, host of
The National, COC boss David Shoemaker said he s told the government it is the International Olympic Committee s desire to have the team vaccinated ahead of the Games, scheduled to begin on July 23.
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For some Canadian athletes heading to the Tokyo Olympics this summer, the thought of receiving a vaccine against COVID-19 before a fellow citizen in greater need would undermine the meaning of being an Olympian.
Vaccines against COVID-19 will not be mandatory for athletes and team staff at the Games, but Dick Pound, a Canadian and the longest-serving member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has said athletes should be given priority for the Olympics to take place as planned.
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