Tokyo athletes warned to ‘assume everyone’s at risk’ as many Olympians choose to stay unvaccinated
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Five out of six U.S. athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics have been vaccinated against COVID-19, leaving at least 100 unvaccinated, according to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s medical chief. “Eighty-three percent is actually a substantiaTokyo athletes warned to ‘assume everyone’s at risk’ as many Olympians choose to stay unvaccinated
Five out of six U.S. athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics have been vaccinated against COVID-19, leaving at least 100 unvaccinated, according to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s medical chief. “Eighty-three percent is actually a substantial number and we’re quite happy with it,” medical director Jonathan Finnoff said. According to the Associated Press, the information was pulled from the health histories that 567 athletes filled out before departing for Japan. There is a total number of 613 athletes competing on behalf of the U.S. Finnoff shared the news Friday, the same day as the opening ceremony of the Games. Read more