When the athletes marched into the Tokyo Olympic Stadium to commemorate the official opening of the Summer Olympics, medical officials revealed that about 100 American Olympic athletes in Tokyo had not been vaccinated.
Of the 613 American athletes who went to the Japanese capital, 567 filled out their health history before the trip. According to Dr. Jonathan Finnoff, the medical director of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, an estimated 83% of people answered that they were vaccinated.
“Eighty-three percent is actually a pretty large number, and we are very satisfied with it,” Finnoff Tell the Associated Press News.
This estimate is higher than the overall vaccination rate in the United States, where only 48.8% of the vaccines are fully vaccinated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Data Display.
So far, two American athletes have tested positive for COVID-19-beach volleyball player Tyler Crabbe and gymnastics team substitute Karaeke.
Overall, the International Olympic Committee has reported 13 positive cases among all athletes in the Tokyo Olympics.
International Olympic Committee unnecessary Athletes must be vaccinated to participate, but it is “guaranteed” that at least 85% of representatives have been vaccinated, it Tell Forbes.
Committee Cooperation In early May, we collaborated with Pfizer and BioNTech to donate vaccine doses to Olympians before they travel to Tokyo.
However, some athletesCan’t get vaccinated, Worry that side effects will hinder their performance, while others are Skeptical comprehensive. Despite the efforts of the International Olympic Committee, some people simply cannot get the vaccine.
