The Defense Department has rescinded its mandate for all troops to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as required by the recently passed annual defense bill.
that all troops receive a vaccine against coronavirus.
The Pentagon instated the mandate in August 2021 after the Pfizer vaccine was formally authorized by the Food and Drug Administration. Over 2 million service members — or 96% of the military, both active and reserve status — have received a COVID-19 vaccine. Those who refused to get vaccinated and received a general discharge can petition the Board of Corrections for Military Records to revise it, although the memo does not say what the correction to the record could be or whether those discharged could rejoin the military.
In the leadup to the passage of the bill, Austin remained a supporter of keeping the mandate. He told reporters in December he had established the vaccine requirement in the first place.
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