Vaccine rate at 83% for U.S. team

About 100 of the 613 U.S. athletes descending on Tokyo for the Olympics are unvaccinated, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s medical chief said hours before Friday night’s opening ceremony.

Medical director Jonathan Finnoff said 567 of the U.S. athletes had filled out their health histories as they prepared for the trip, and estimated 83% had replied they were vaccinated.

“Eighty-three percent is actually a substantial number and we’re quite happy with it,” Finnoff said.

Nationally, 56.3% of Americans have received at least one dose of the vaccine, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The IOC has estimated about 85% of residents of the Olympic village are vaccinated; that’s based on what each country’s Olympic committee reports but is not independently verified.