THE JAPAN OLYMPIC GAMBLE

Countdown to Tokyo Olympics: Day 2

7.21.2021

Japan’s gamble to hold the Olympics within a pandemic, which is the first in the history of the world, has become progressively more dangerous, rather than less. Perhaps the most glaring among many vulnerabilities, is a low vaccination rate in the host country placing the native population at risk.

We have logged an assessment of the threat from COVID-19 to global health generally, and specifically to the Tokyo Olympics. We have been providing our Global Health Reports through the last month, and we will…