Army nears 100% vaccination, claims only 1% refusal among troops
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The Army has stopped publishing the number of COVID-19 vaccination exemptions requested among National Guard and Reserve members, which have recorded greater pushback against the mandate.
Many liberal pundits and columnist have attempted to belittle the unvaccinated. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) FORT KNOX, KY - SEPTEMBER 09: Soldiers file paperwork before being administered their COVID-19 vaccinations by Army Preventative Medical Services on September 9, 2021 in Fort Knox, Kentucky. The Pentagon, with the support of military leaders and U.S. President Joe Biden, mandated COVID-19 vaccination for all military service members in early September. The Pentagon stresses inoculation from COVID-19 and other diseases to avoid outbreaks from impeding the fighting force of the US Military. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images) ((Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images)) Airmen assigned to the Ohio Air National Guard’s 178th Wing stand at attention, along with family and friends during a Call to Duty ceremony March 6, 2022 in Springfield, Ohio. ((U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Colin Simpson))
The Pentagon in Aug. 2021 issued a vaccine mandate for the armed forces, with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordering each branch to fully vaccinate active duty, Guard and Reserve troops. Troops in various military branches had months to comply with the order, with each branch setting its own deadline to complete the regimen.