A security guard walks in front of the Olympic Rings on May 9 in Tokyo. Eugene Hoshiko/APThe approach to preventing Covid-19 at the Tokyo Olympics is a dangerous one, and recommendations for protecting the athletes should be reviewed, according to Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota. The first problem, Osterholm said on CNN’s New Day today, is that the vaccines aren’t available for many of the participants, or they aren’t being used. This is a particular problem for people younger than 18 — vaccines aren’t approved for that age group in many countries, although there are athletes in that age group. Second, he said that there has been very little planning for how to address aerosol spread of Covid-19.

Source: CNN May 26, 2021 13:53 UTC