Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense and two-time Wash100 winner, issued a memorandum to rescind COVID-19 vaccination for members of the U. S. Armed Forces. UU. de pursuant to the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.
The new DOD memorandum cancels the August 2021 vaccination mandate for the military and the November 2021 memorandum requiring National Guard and Reserve workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, DOD said Tuesday.
Austin said the Pentagon will continue to inspire the entire corps of service workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
“The Department has made COVID-19 vaccination as undeniable and convenient as you can imagine, making it imaginable to administer vaccines to more than two million military workers and 96 percent of the Force, active and reserve, so they are fully vaccinated. “He wrote in the memo.
“Vaccination improves operational readiness and protects the Force,” Austin added.
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