208: Daily Dose @ 5: States, private hospitals can buy own COVID-19 vaccines, Tokyo Olympics chief rules out postponing games

<div>AMONG the headlines for Thursday, 3 June, 2021, the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin says , state governments and private hospitals can purchase Covid-19 vaccines other than those currently used in the government’s vaccination programme.<br /><br /> Also, the Tokyo Olympics chief, Seiko Hashimoto, said the Games would only be cancelled in extreme circumstances on Thursday as organisers revealed 10,000 volunteers had quit over coronavirus fears, a sexism row and scheduling problems.<br /> <br /> Listen to the top stories of the day, reporting from Astro AWANI newsroom — all in 3-minutes.<br /> <br /> We bring you the headlines, weekdays at 5 pm.<br /> <br /> Stay informed on <a href="http://astroawani.com">astroawani.com</a> for these news and more.<br /> <br /> </div>