Athlete vaccinations started, new guidelines to alleviate concerns: IPC spokesman By Jack Tarrant FILE PHOTO: Giant Olympic rings at a park ,amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak TOKYO (Reuters) – Some athletes have already started being vaccinated against COVID-19, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) spokesman told Reuters on Tuesday, ahead of the release of new guidelines that he says will show that Tokyo Games organisers are in a much better position than the public believes. More than 15,000 competitors are expected at the July 23-Aug.8 Games, postponed from last year because of the pandemic. With a recent poll suggesting around 80 percent of people in Japan not wanting the Games to be held this summer, and coronavirus cases rising across the world, organisers are battling to prove they can hold the Games safely in Tokyo [M1L1N2JW34O].