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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,763 posts)
Fri Jul 23, 2021, 01:43 PM Jul 2021

About 100 U.S. athletes in Tokyo unvaccinated as Olympics begin

TOKYO — Five out of six U.S. athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics have been vaccinated against Covid-19, the team’s top doctor revealed Friday just before the Games officially begin.

That information was culled from the health histories that 567 of the athletes filled out before they departed for Japan, said Dr. Jonathan Finnoff, who estimated that 83 percent of those competitors were fully vaccinated.

“Eighty-three percent is actually a substantial number and we’re quite happy with it,” said Finnoff, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s medical chief.

That's higher than the national rate, with about 56 percent of Americans having received at least one dose of the vaccine. But it still means that about 100 of the total contingent of 613 U.S. athletes have not yet been vaccinated.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/olympics/about-100-us-athletes-in-tokyo-unvaccinated-as-olympics-begin/ar-AAMtzJN

Spreading the love I guess.

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About 100 U.S. athletes in Tokyo unvaccinated as Olympics begin (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2021 OP
"Risk for the other residents of Olympic village and risk for the Japanese people is zero." dalton99a Jul 2021 #1
Oh for heavens sake!! Why are they even allowed to be there??!!! PortTack Jul 2021 #2
That's what I'm wondering! SheltieLover Jul 2021 #4
Japan could/should have denied them entry. Ace Rothstein Jul 2021 #5
They could also have postponed the whole thing. SheltieLover Jul 2021 #7
Because They Didn't Test Positive For Smoking Marijuana nt SoCalDavidS Jul 2021 #6
that's ridiculous. stillcool Jul 2021 #3

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
4. That's what I'm wondering!
Fri Jul 23, 2021, 02:08 PM
Jul 2021

This is an international disgrace, a direct F U to the Japanese people & all countries there!

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
7. They could also have postponed the whole thing.
Fri Jul 23, 2021, 02:19 PM
Jul 2021

But for the country where everyone 12+ has nearly immediate access to benchmark vaccines, this is just unconscionable!

stillcool

(32,626 posts)
3. that's ridiculous.
Fri Jul 23, 2021, 02:01 PM
Jul 2021

I had assumed that all athletes would be required to have been vaccinated in order to appear anywhere near other humans. I guess they do get tested all the time, and sent home if positive, but why run the risk?

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