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Originally Posted by Ben Franklin
I lost interest in the Olympics in my mid-twenties.
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I lost interest because I felt sorry for the host country because about 80% of Japanese don't want the Games to proceed. They are justifiably afraid of a CV surge happening from the influx of foreign athletes, staff, and TV personnel. Left alone, the Japanese had a very small CV problem that they were dealing with without vaccines. Now with the Olympics that has changed - they need vaccines because just about 5% of their population has had shots. I would have liked to see the games postponed for another year to see if the pandemic improves.
There are several things that I don't understand about this Japanese situation. Perhaps someone can enlighten me ? Why could not a country with so much wealth and industrial capability make their own vaccine or buy the right to produce one? Russia and other countries have made a vaccine of their own. Also, how could Japan have let itself be SO unaware of the situation with the Olympics coming up? Thank you!