Great Britain is now the only major sporting nation in the world where the government has not officially endorsed a ‘fast track’ Covid vaccine policy for athletes planning to compete at the Tokyo Olympics. As of Friday, 36,115,955 people in the UK had had at least one Covid vaccine jab, and 19,319,010 had had two, for a total of 55,434,965 vaccine doses given so far. Against this backdrop, any public outcry at Olympians getting 750 doses between them should be minimal. In fact, given Pfizer’s offer to the IOC, it should be close to zero. What is needed now is clarity so the BOA and the athletes can plan the way forward.

Source: Daily Mail May 15, 2021 21:35 UTC