Japan gets vaccines for 20,000 more Olympic workers, total 40,000

The Japanese government has agreed to receive from U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc. COVID-19 vaccine doses for an additional 20,000 workers involved in the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa said Tuesday.With the total number of donated vaccinations for Olympic-related staff doubled to 40,000, Japan has expanded its vaccine eligibility to volunteers who will be working at the athletes village, members of the organizing committee and domestic media."We will work with people in charge to make the vaccine process as smooth as possible," Marukawa said.Maruka…READ FULL ARTICLE