
U.S. Athletes Trying To Make Winter Olympics Will Have To Be Vaccinated From COVID-19
HuffPost
The requirement will apply to athletes hoping to compete at Beijing 2022 and future games, announced the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee.
U.S. athletes trying to make the Winter Olympics will have to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 under a groundbreaking new policy announced Wednesday by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee.
CEO Sarah Hirshland wrote in a letter obtained by The Associated Press that, starting Nov. 1, the USOPC will require staff, athletes and others utilizing training centers and other USOPC facilities to be vaccinated.
The requirement, she said, “will also apply to our full Team USA delegation at future Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
More Related News