Olympic athletes start vaccine shots: CECCBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporterAthletes who have qualified to compete in the Tokyo Olympics yesterday started receiving their first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said. Tokyo Olympics qualifiers have also been given first priority for vaccination, Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Deputy Director-General and CECC spokesman Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) said. A nurse at National Taiwan University Hospital prepares COVID-19 vaccine shots on Monday. The CECC hopes that athletes and national team staff members can complete the two doses before heading to the competition, he said. The CECC reported one imported case of COVID-19 yesterday — a Dutch man in his 20s.

Source: Taipei Times March 23, 2021 15:56 UTC