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Vaccination of Brazilians for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games begins on May 14th
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Wednesday, 12 May 2021
The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) will begin immunising all its Tokyo 2020 athletes. officials and participating media against COVID-19 from May 14 having taken up the offer of vaccine from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Sinovac or Pfizer vaccine will be used, depending on availability, and the IOC will supply enough doses for two more Brazilians to each member of the vaccinated delegation.
The forecast is that around 1,800 Brazilians will be vaccinated before travelling to Japan, which will mean around 3,600 others benefiting through the National Immunisation Plan according to the IOC’s offer.
The list of those to be immunised included all athletes and officials already classified or with a chance of participating in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games as well as Brazilians who will work in Japan during the Games as members of the accredited media and companies.
Referi in the Centenario shortly after becoming one of the first to receive the jab.
“We are closing on the ideal scenario, which is that fans can return to football, and it will be good for all the clubs to take advantage.”
Similar scenes were witnessed in Paraguay, where Sportivo Luqueno s Aldo Vera became the first recipient of the jab on the same day, while several other nations are expected to begin their own roll-out in the near future.
South American governing body CONMEBOL was the recipient of an unprecedented donation of 50,000 vaccines from its China-based manufacturer, which has provided a significant percentage of the doses distributed in the region while companies such as Pfizer and AstraZeneca have struggled to keep up with demand.