March 29, 2024, 17:19

Pentagon to require mandatory COVID vaccines by mid-September: Source

Pentagon to require mandatory COVID vaccines by mid-September: Source

A U.S. official confirmed that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will request approval for the COVID-19 vaccine to become mandatory for all U.S. military service members by mid-September.

The official noted that Food and Drug Administration approval may come before that date, but that Austin’s recommendation would put in place the procedures for implementing a mandatory vaccine should that happen before his timetable.

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Austin’s recommendation to President Joe Biden to make the vaccine mandatory will be announced in a memo sent Monday to all military service members.

Because the COVID-19 vaccines are currently only under being used under an emergency use authorization from the FDA, Biden will have to grant a waiver to enable the Pentagon to make the vaccinations mandatory.

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According to the Pentagon’s latest statistics more than 70% of all active-duty service members have received at least one dose of the available COVID-19 vaccines.

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