Five Percent of Marine Corps Not Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19
By: Heather Mongilio
January 21, 2022 5:43 PM
Five percent of the Marine Corps is still not fully vaccinated nearly two months after the deadline passed for active-duty Marines.
As of Jan. 20, 95 percent of Marines are fully vaccinated, according to the service’s weekly COVID-19 update. The percentage goes up to 96 percent when partially vaccinated Marines are included.
For the reserve, which had a Dec. 28 deadline, 87 percent are fully vaccinated. With partially vaccinated reservists included, 88 percent of the reserve is vaccinated.
The Marine Corps has adjudicated 3,293 requests out of the total 3,376 religious exemption requests. Only two have been approved.
https://news.usni.org/2022/01/21/five-percent-of-marine-corps-not-fully-vaccinated-against-covid-19
