All Canadian athletes competing at this year's Tokyo Olympics will have access to COVID-19 vaccines before they head to the global event, the Canadian Olympic Committee's (COC) chief medical officer said on Friday. A number of roles that traditionally would have been performed on the ground in Tokyo will instead be done remotely. "I have not had anybody in the delegation come to me and say that they don't want to take the vaccine," said Wilkinson. Wilkinson also said the COC is ready to play a role when it comes to getting the vaccine distributed to its delegation. "Our discussions revolve around how do we actually assist and utilise the infrastructure that we have within the Canadian sports system to deliver the vaccine," he said.

Source: The Hindu April 30, 2021 21:00 UTC