U.S. Military Will Require Covid Vaccinations By Mid-September

Topline The Department of Defense will require all U.S. military members to get vaccinated against Covid-19 by no later than mid-September, the Pentagon said Monday, a major step as President Joe Biden aims to curb coronavirus infections by either mandating or strongly encouraging millions of federal workers to get immunized. Navy personnel prepare doses of the Covid-19 vaccine before the opening of a mass vaccination site … [+] in the Queens borough of New York, on February 24, 2021. POOL/AFP via Getty Images Key Facts The DOD will ask Biden to make the coronavirus vaccines mandatory for troops by the middle of next month, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin wrote in a Monday memo to Department of Defense employees, which was sent to Forbes. Austin will move up his timeline if the Food and Dr… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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