Current Events > Pentagon to require mandatory COVID vaccines for troops by mid-September

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Scorsese2002
08/09/21 1:43:16 PM
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https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/pentagon-require-mandatory-covid-vaccines-mid-september-source/story?id=79314193

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 Austins recommendation would put in place the procedures for implementing a mandatory vaccine should that happen before his timetable.

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.

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.

This is a developing news story. Please check back for updates.

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Doom_Art
08/09/21 1:43:57 PM
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Love it

Should extend it to civilians too

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Questionmarktarius
08/09/21 1:44:34 PM
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...and? That's part of enlisting
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Jabodie
08/09/21 1:45:56 PM
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Makes sense. You don't want a plague to go through your troops and potentially mess up their lungs.

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scorpion41
08/09/21 1:46:10 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
...and? That's part of enlisting

This. One of the first things they do is stick needles in your arms.

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divot1338
08/09/21 1:46:49 PM
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That means the emergency FDA authorization is about to get fully authorized.

No more whining that its experimental. And it can also be added to the list of required vaccinations.

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