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(Reuters) - Israel
intends to have all its athletes due to compete at the Tokyo
Olympics vaccinated against COVID-19 by May, its National
Olympic Committee said on Wednesday, amid global debate over
whether athletes should be given priority access in the rollout.
Global coronavirus cases surpassed 100 million on Wednesday,
according to a Reuters tally, as countries around the world
struggle with new virus variants and vaccine shortfalls.
Israel, however, currently leads the world on per capita
vaccinations, having inoculated 29% of its population with at
least one dose.
"As part of the Israel vaccination for corona procedure already
50% of all the Israel Olympic athletes delegation to Tokyo have
been vaccinated," a Committee spokeswoman told Reuters in an
email.
"By the end of May 2021, all ...will be completely vaccinated
against the coronavirus."
Much of Japan is under a state of emergency due to a third wave
of COVID-19 infections, but organisers have vowed to press ahead
with the Games, which are due to open on July 23 after being
postponed for a year because of the pandemic.
(Reporting by Simon Jennings in Bengaluru; Editing by John
Stonestreet and Alex Richardson)
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