Coronavirus: Australian Olympians fast-tracked for jabs before Tokyo games

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All Australian athletes and officials heading to the Tokyo Olympics will be fast-tracked for vaccination ahead of the games, the government has said.

More than 2,000 Olympians, Paralympians, their coaches and support staff will get the jabs.

The summer Olympics, delayed from 2020, will open on 23 July, followed by the Paralympic games on 24 August.

Before the government intervention, most Australian athletes would have been given the shots later in the year.

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