Pentagon Considering Mandating COVID-19 Booster For All Troops

A service member from the 109th Airlift Wing prepares to adminster a COVID-19 vaccine on March 10. (Master Sgt. Christine Wood/Air Force)  

Newsweek: Pentagon Looking at Booster Mandate for Military, Over 96 Percent Have At Least 1 Shot 

The Pentagon is looking to mandate booster shots for military personnel. 

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Friday that they are in "active talks" to enact a mandate that would require members of the U.S. military branches to get vaccine booster shots against COVID-19. He also said that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and himself want civilians "if they can and if they qualify, to get the booster." 

Around 96.4 percent of all active-duty military are at least partially vaccinated. This percentage includes members of the National Guard and Reserves. Around 74 percent of the military force is fully vaccinated. Although the full inoculation period has already passed for some branches, the Army Guard still has until June to get fully vaccinated. There are no current plans to adjust this deadline.  

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Update #1: Pentagon considering COVID booster mandate for all troops (Military Times)  

Update #2: Pentagon considering COVID-19 booster mandate for troops (ABC News/AP)  

WNU Editor: Some good careers are ending because of these vaccine mandates .... Navy commander fired over vaccine refusal (Washington Times).

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