Pentagon won't require vaccine for troop deployments, but other details unclear
Source: Politico
The Pentagon will not require troops heading out on deployment to get vaccinated against Covid-19, but those who are unvaccinated will still need to wear a mask, undergo regular testing and face to-be-determined travel restrictions, a defense official told POLITICO Friday.
We are already deploying with unvaccinated personnel, and that will continue, said the official, who like others, spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive plans.
The details come a day after President Joe Biden issued a directive requiring federal employees to get the vaccine or submit to regular testing. The mandate will apply to 1.4 million active-duty troops and more than 700,000 civilian personnel.
After Biden spoke, the Pentagon on Thursday night released a statement adding that those who are unable or unwilling to prove their vaccination status will be subject to official travel restrictions, raising questions as to whether it the rule affected deployments. The defense official said that while deployments will continue, the exact details of the unspecified travel restrictions will be addressed in the coming days.
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walkingman
(7,462 posts)I was told WHEN AND WHERE.
former9thward
(31,684 posts)Were any of the shots you got in that category?
walkingman
(7,462 posts)Deminpenn
(15,240 posts)Undoubtedly these vaccines will be required once full approval happens.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(106,789 posts)FlyingPiggy
(3,368 posts)pacheen
(58 posts)Why are they afraid of these anti vaxxers?
drray23
(7,578 posts)and hence require them to be vaccinated. You can not fight if you are out on your butt struggling to breathe.
burrowowl
(17,593 posts)really makes for readiness and efficiency!
Blues Heron
(5,880 posts)Like mental termite damage, it undermines our readiness by causing poor decisions such as this.
former9thward
(31,684 posts)The law gives President Biden the power to waive the troops right to refuse Emergency Use Authorization vaccines. He has said he will not do that.
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Aristus
(65,985 posts)on an issue inextricably tied to force readiness.
The policy should be: Get vaccinated or be dropped from service on a general, medical, or other-than-honorable discharge.