Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses are pictured at a new giant vaccination center run by the Paris fire brigades in Paris on May 6. (AP Photo)
Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE said on Thursday they would donate doses of their COVID-19 vaccine to help vaccinate athletes and their delegations participating in the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The companies said initial doses are expected to be delivered to participating delegations at the end of May with the goal of ensuring the delegations receive second doses ahead of arrivals in Tokyo.
The plan was put into effect after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had a meeting with the Japanese government following Pfizer Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla s offer to donate vaccines to athletes and their delegations.
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By ANI| Posted by Mansoor | Published: 7th May 2021 7:12 am IST
Tokyo: As part of the plans to ensure safe and secure Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pfizer Inc. and its partner BioNTech SE to donate doses of their COVID-19 vaccine to Games participants from National Olympic and Paralympic Committees around the world.
National Olympic Committees (NOCs) will work with their local governments to coordinate local distribution in accordance with each country’s vaccination guidelines and consistent with local regulations.
Pfizer and BioNTech announced that they will be
The two companies said they expect to start delivering the vaccines by the end of the month to ensure that everybody receives their second dose before the Opening Ceremony on July 23. 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,
The two companies said that donating the vaccines will not impact their ability to fulfill their supply agreements with other countries.
This is the second deal that the IOC has made to secure vaccines for Olympic athletes. In March, they
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THE TT Olympic Committee (TTOC) is awaiting more details from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding Thursday’s announcement by biopharmaceutical company Pfizer, and its German partner BioNTech, that they would donate doses of their covid19 vaccine to help vaccinate athletes and their delegations ahead of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
A report by Reuters stated, “The companies said initial doses are expected to be delivered to participating delegations at the end of May with the goal of ensuring the delegations receive second doses ahead of arrivals in Tokyo.”