Pentagon Discussing ‘Next Steps’ with DOJ After Court Blocks Military Vaccine MandateKristina Wong 5 Jan 2022
The Pentagon said Wednesday it is discussing “options” with the Department of Justice after a court on Monday ordered a preliminary injunction against its vaccine mandate for service members.
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said during a press briefing on Tuesday, “We’re reviewing it and in discussions with the Department of Justice as to what options might be available to us going forward.”
On Wednesday he said the department was still reviewing the injunction and discussing it with the DOJ but added, “The vaccines remain a military medical requirement for the active and reserve components. And they’re still mandatory across the force.”
U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of Texas Reed O’Connor granted the injunction after 35 Navy SEALs sued the Pentagon over the coronavirus vaccine mandate, as Breitbart News reported.
O’Connor said in his decision, “The COVID-19 pandemic provides the government no license to abrogate those freedoms. There is no COVID-19 exception to the First Amendment…and there is no military exclusion from our Constitution.”
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