25 Mar 2021

NZ Olympic bosses urged to make athlete vaccinations mandatory

From Checkpoint, 5:25 pm on 25 March 2021

The New Zealand Olympic committee is being urged to make it compulsory for athletes going to the Tokyo Games to be vaccinated against Covid-19.

The government is offering early access to vaccination to top athletes travelling overseas to represent New Zealand. Former New Zealand team doctor Dave Gerrard says Olympic officials need to take a stronger line.

Sports editor Stephen Hewson reports.