By Bill Galluccio
May 6, 2021
Pfizer and BioNTech announced that they will be donating doses of their coronavirus vaccine to Olympic athletes and their delegations ahead of the Summer Games in Tokyo, Japan.
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, International Olympic Committee President
The two companies said that donating the vaccines will not impact their ability to fulfill their supply agreements with other countries.
Under blooming cherry blossoms, people wearing protective masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk with a backdrop of the Olympic rings floating in the water in the Odaiba section Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Pfizer and BioNTech will donate COVID-19 vaccines for Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics By Spectrum News Staff Nationwide PUBLISHED 9:31 AM ET May. 06, 2021 PUBLISHED 9:31 AM EDT May. 06, 2021
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Pfizer and BioNTech will donate doses of their COVID-19 vaccines in order to inoculate athletes and delegations preparing for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, Pfizer announced Thursday.
“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,” Thomas Bach
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Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and
BioNTech SE (NASDAQ: BNTX) are donating doses of their COVID-19 vaccine to athletes participating in this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
What Happened: The pharmaceutical companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to facilitate the vaccinations in conjunction with the National Olympic Committees that are sending athletes to the quadrennial events.
According to the companies, the delivery of initial doses to participating delegations is expected to begin at the end of this month. The donation of vaccine doses will not impact the vaccination quantities determined by the supply agreements between the companies and the participating nations.
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A healthcare worker prepares a Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) 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.
By Bill Galluccio
May 6, 2021
Pfizer and BioNTech announced that they will be donating doses of their coronavirus vaccine to Olympic athletes and their delegations ahead of the Summer Games in Tokyo, Japan.
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, International Olympic Committee President
The two companies said that donating the vaccines will not impact their ability to fulfill their supply agreements with other countries.