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Supreme Court skeptical of Biden’s workplace vaccine rule. WASHINGTON — Fully vaccinated and mostly masked, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared skeptical Friday of the Biden administration’s authority to impose a vaccine-or-testing requirement on the nation’s large employers. The court seemed more open to a separate vaccine mandate for most health care workers.
USS Winston Churchill executive officer fired after refusing to get COVID vaccine.
Air Force grants more than 1,800 vaccine exemptions, will consider thousands more. The Air Force has granted 1,866 airmen and Space Force guardians exemptions from the mandatory coronavirus vaccination, the vast majority for medical reasons, according to service data released Wednesday.
US Troops Go to Court Seeking Vaccine Exemption for Those Who’ve Had COVID-19. Two U.S. service members who have recovered from COVID-19 are asking a federal judge to put an immediate stop to the Defense Department’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccine order.
Lawmakers Try to Ban Dishonorable Discharges for Troops Who Refuse Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines. House lawmakers have backed legislation prohibiting dishonorable discharges for troops who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine, as the Navygave its sailors 90 days to get the shot this week and the Army and Air Force were poised Thursday to enforce their own timetables.
Congressman introduces resolution to give honorable discharges to troops who refuse coronavirus vaccine. WASHINGTON — A member of the House Armed Services Committee is urging the Defense Department to act with impunity to service members who refuse to get the coronavirus vaccine.
Austin to seek coronavirus vaccine mandate for all troops by mid-September. WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday said he will seek President Joe Biden’s permission by mid-September to require all troops receive the coronavirus vaccine regardless of whether the shots obtain full federal approval.
Vaccine resistance in the military remains strong, a dilemma for Pentagon as mandate looms. WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s effort to mandate coronavirus vaccination for all 1.3 million active-duty service members will continue to face resistance from a segment of the force, troops and observers say, until military leaders devise an effective strategy for countering pervasive doubt about the pandemic’s seriousness and widespread misinformation about the shots designed to bring it under control.
Troops can seek exemptions to vaccines for health, religious reasons, others could be punished for refusing shots
If you have had vaccines or flu shots in the past, you may remember the typical soreness many feel in the shoulder area. This COVID shot is no different as … Read More
