South Korean Olympic table tennis team player Lee Sang-su receiving the first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine in Seoul (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP Images)
Covid-19 roundup: Pfizer/BioNTech donate their vaccine to the Tokyo Olympics; Novavax, Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines appear to be less effective against variants
The long-delayed 2020 Olympics in Tokyo will feature gymnast Simone Biles in what is likely her last Summer Games, and skateboarder Nyjah Huston in what will be his first. But the players with the most impact on the games could be Pfizer and BioNTech. After a meeting between Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla and Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, a plan has been outlined to donate doses of their Covid-19 vaccine for the Olympic Games.
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