FAQs on the coming COVID-19 vaccine military mandate
by Jamie McIntyre, Senior Writer |
| August 10, 2021 07:16 AM
THE COMING MANDATE: At the direction of President Joe Biden, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is moving ahead with plans to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for uniformed military members by mid-September, whether or not the vaccine has been fully approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
“I will seek the President's approval to make the vaccines mandatory no later than mid-September, or immediately upon the U.S. Food and Drug Administration licensure, whichever comes first,” Austin said in a “message to the force” memo released yesterday.
The memo was short on details, as Austin has left it up to the individual military services to draw up implementation plans. “I have every confidence that service leadership and your commanders will implement this new vaccination program with professionalism, skill, and compassion,” he said.
Here’s what we know about the new policy:
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/faqs-on-the-coming-covid-19-vaccine-military-mandate