The Olympic Games have always been the largest and most diverse gathering of humanity, no event even comes closer. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have the best chance of success since they have had the last six months to learn from the many international sports events that have taken place across the world. These vaccines are broadly classified as either nucleic acid vaccines (adopting DNA and RNA technology) or recombinant subunit vaccines (using none-replicating viral vector technology). On the other hand, the common recombinant subunit vaccines are from AstraZeneca and the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical companies. With 80 days to the Olympic Games, countries have stepped up their preparations albeit in secure bubbles and now many countries are fast-tracking vaccination of their athletes.

Source: Standard Digital May 03, 2021 21:22 UTC