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Thursday, 27 May 2021
The Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) has reportedly confirmed it will begin vaccinating athletes and support staff against COVID-19 prior to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Vaccinations are expected to begin on June 1.
A total of 600 athletes have reportedly been targeted for vaccinations, according to
Bloomberg Japan.
A further 1,000 coaches and staff will also be vaccinated.
These officials are viewed as people who will have close contact with athletes during the Games.
Athletes and officials will be vaccinated at the Ajinomoto National Training Centre in Tokyo.
The vaccinations will be available to athletes due to an agreement struck by the International Olympic Committee and United States pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
EU, Japan agree to boost vaccine access, work together on climate crisis 2 minutes read
Brussels, May 27 (EFE).- The European Union and Japan agreed Thursday to increase production of Covid-19 vaccines to guarantee global access.
At a video conference summit, they also agreed to cooperate in the fight against climate change.
“Our first common priority is to defeat Covid-19 and ensure a sustainable and inclusive recovery,” European Council President Charles Michel, who represented the EU alongside European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen, said after the meeting in front of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.
Brussels and Tokyo emphasized their support for the Covax initiative, a week before Japan hosts the next summit to raise funds for this initiative promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Gavi Alliance, with the aim of ensuring access to vaccines for poor developing countries.
Joe Biden criticizes arrest of journalist by Belarusian government
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US President Joe Biden has now added to the voices and countries that are speaking out against the Belarusian Government. Biden criticized the arrest of a dissident journalist by the country, calling it an “affront to international norms.”
Biden issued a statement condemning the arrest of journalist Raman Pratsevich by the Belarusian Government, which led to diverting a commercial flight over its airspace to force a landing in Minsk. Biden is among the leaders who have been outraged by the actions of the Belarusian government, leading to increased isolation for its authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko.