Nations should share vaccines to ensure Olympic safety: IOC member

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IOC member Dick Pound thinks nations would want to share their vaccines with others so as to ensure a safe Olympics. (Source photos by Ken Kobayashi and Reuters)

RINTARO HOSOKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

February 9, 2021 23:08 JST

VIENNA -- Countries participating in the Olympics would want to share their vaccine supplies with those without to ensure that the games can take place safely, the longest-serving member of the International Olympic Committee told Nikkei in a wide-ranging exclusive interview recently.