( ETH ) – According to a report from Military.com , President Joe Biden on Thursday said he has ordered the military to start taking steps toward making the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for uniformed service members. In comments at the White House, Biden stopped short of imposing a vaccine mandate right away.
But he said he has asked the Defense Department to look into how, and when, the military will add vaccines to protect against COVID-19 to the list of other vaccinations service members must receive. Biden said making the vaccines mandatory is important because troops often serve in places where vaccination rates are low and COVID is prevalent. “Men and women in uniform, who protect this country against grave threats, should be protected as much as possible from getting COVID-19,” he said. According to the NY Times , Members of the military are regularly given vaccines, and unvaccinated service […]
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