Senator Mitt Romney this week joined a long line of people with a public opinion on whether the Winter Olympics should go ahead in Beijing, concluding that they should, but coupled with an economic and diplomatic boycott. Elsewhere, China has stepped up its vaccine game, but – so far, at least – it’s a lot of spin over substance.

Weekly Roundup

• Mitt Romney calls for “economic and diplomatic boycott”
• Latest vaccine developments and implications for 2022
• Boycott threats from around the world
• Further fallout from IOC Session
• Other features and stories in the build-up to Beijing 2022