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SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Close Contacts of Positive Cases in the Olympic and Paralympic Village at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games

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The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games were held in the summer of 2021, despite concerns about SARS-CoV-2 transmission.1,2 We assessed SARS-CoV-2 infections detected in close contacts of confirmed cases within the Olympic and Paralympic Village.

All participants (such as athletes, coaches, medical staff, physical therapists, and Paralympic companions) were required to test negative for SARS-CoV-2 prior to departure from their country of origin. COVID-19 vaccination was recommended but not mandatory. All individuals were tested with a SARS-CoV-2 saliva antigen test on airport arrival in Japan and were moved to the Village immediately if results were negative.

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Article Information

Accepted for Publication: January 14, 2022.

Published Online: February 3, 2022. doi:10.1001/jama.2022.0818

Corresponding Author: Hidechika Akashi, MD, PhD, MPH, DTM&H, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan (hakashi@it.ncgm.go.jp).

Author Contributions: Dr Akashi had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.

Concept and design: Akashi, Shimada, Chinda, Kokudo.

Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: Akashi, Tamura, Kokudo.

Drafting of the manuscript: Akashi, Chinda.

Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Akashi, Shimada, Tamura, Kokudo.

Statistical analysis: Akashi, Tamura.

Administrative, technical, or material support: Shimada, Kokudo.

Supervision: Shimada, Kokudo.

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

Additional Contributions: We thank all National Center for Global Health and Medicine contributors, including Yasunori Ichimura, MD, MPH, PhD, for feedback on an early version (no compensation), Shoichiro Negishi, BA, for supporting the final compilation of the data (no compensation), Nobuaki Inoue, MD, MPH; Tomoo Ito, MD; Motoyuki Tsuboi, MD, DTM&H, MSc; Rei Haruyama, MD, MSc; and Yoshiki Koizumi, MD, for collecting daily data and other information in the area for testing of close contacts (no compensation), who were also assigned to the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee for supporting Olympic and Paralympic Games operation, and Caryn Jones, BSc (ThinkSCIENCE), for English-language editing (with compensation).

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Credit Designation Statement: The American Medical Association designates this Journal-based CME activity activity for a maximum of 1.00  AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to:

  • 1.00 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program;;
  • 1.00 Self-Assessment points in the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery’s (ABOHNS) Continuing Certification program;
  • 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program;
  • 1.00 Lifelong Learning points in the American Board of Pathology’s (ABPath) Continuing Certification program; and
  • 1.00 credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program

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