Pentagon Set To Require COVID-19 Vaccine For 1.3 Million Active-Duty Troops: Reports
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President Joe Biden said last week that all federal employees and contractors must be vaccinated or face weekly testing.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for all active-duty troops in the coming days, a far-reaching decision that reflects the government’s ongoing concern over the spread of the delta variant, multiple outlets reported Wednesday. The decision could come by Friday, and will require a presidential waiver to allow the vaccine to be administered to troops before it has full approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Vaccines are currently being used under the agency’s emergency use authorization mandate, although at least one vaccine — the Pfizer/BioNTech shot — is expected to get full approval by early next month. CNN reported that Austin’s “inclination” is to make the vaccines mandatory.More Related News