Thousands of U.S. troops defy COVID-19 vaccine order
By Melissa HernandezStaff Writer
Jan. 5, 2022 2 AM PT
Nickaylah Sampson seemed well on her way to achieving her dream of becoming an officer in the U.S. Army.
A stellar student whose family has a long tradition of military service, the San Antonio native earned a coveted spot at West Point.
She completed her freshman year in the spring of 2021, just as the military launched its vaccination campaign against COVID-19. Though she had no problem with the nine other vaccines the U.S. military requires upon enlistment, she said she worried that the COVID-19 shots were too new for their risks to be fully understood.
She said her parents, both Army veterans, told her she had only one option: “Get out as quickly as you can.”
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-01-05/thousands-of-u-s-troops-defy-orders-to-get-covid-19-vaccine
