MELBOURNE—New Zealand has started administering COVID-19 vaccinations to athletes ahead of their departure for the Tokyo Games, the country’s Olympics chief said on Wednesday.
“We’re really satisfied the government was able to put us in that category of national significance, so that’s now underway and athletes have been worked through according to when they might be departing,” New Zealand Olympic Committee Chief Executive Kereyn Smith told reporters in Auckland.
“Some are still qualifying and some still have events and activities to prepare, so over the next few months we will see that gradually rolling out.”
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