The U. S. Navy The U. S. Department of Health and Prevention has lifted its deployment restrictions on sailors vaccinated against COVID-19.
A NAVADMIN released Thursday announced the end of vaccination care by deploying sailors. The announcement is in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023.
“Commanders seek recommendation from medical providers regarding the medical readiness of the corps of workers to count deployment and other operational project decisions,” NAVADMIN 38/23 said. “The prestige of COVID-19 vaccination will not be taken into account when assessing a service member’s suitability for deployment or other operational projects. “
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The new rules are in line with those of the defense secretary’s office, the chief of naval operations, Adm. Michael Gilday, told reporters on Thursday.
Gilday explained the policy at West 2023, organized through the U. S. Naval Institute. The U. S. Department of Agriculture and AFCEA reported, USNI News reported.
“I would say we will continue to monitor our fleet’s concentration spaces very closely in terms of COVID levels. . . especially if it’s a new strain of COVID, we need to make sure we have enough materials on board, like masks and the kinds of things that we do have to do things again before the vaccine,” he said.
NAVADMIN added that the deployment of seafarers may still be affected by host country policies, but said seafarers want to comply with host country quarantine requirements.
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The order came with any policy adjustments on the readmission of seafarers ruled out due to refusal to be vaccinated against COVID-19.