Troops encouraged but not required to get COVID-19 booster shot
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U.S. service members will be highly encouraged to get a COVID-19 booster shot, but it will not be mandatory.
While booster shots are only being encouraged, initial vaccinations will still be a requirement for service members, Fox News has confirmed.
The news comes after the Pentagon said earlier this month that there were "active discussions" within the DoD about requiring vaccine booster shots for troops, with Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby saying that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin "absolutely encourages people, if they can and if they qualify, to get the booster. But right now there is no requirement for it."
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