Irish Olympians should be vaccinated but not prioritised

So far there has been no indication of when Ireland’s Olympians will be offered vaccination

Deloitte Ireland has been announced as a new official partner to the Olympic Federation of Ireland from now until the end of 2024. The deal will see Deloitte partner with Team Ireland for the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo in July and the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing 2022. In addition, it sees Deloitte as the first official partner for the Paris Olympics in 2024. Pictured to mark the announcement is Irish international rower Philip Doyle.

Irish rower Philip Doyle believes Olympic athletes should receive vaccinations for Covid-19 before they travel to Tokyo this summer, but not if it means jumping the queue ahead of vulnerable citizens.

The 28-year-old, a qualified doctor, believes vaccinating elite athletes who need to travel abroad is in the best interests of public health to avoid bringing variant strains of Covid-19 back into the country.