The Secretary of Defense released a memo Monday ordering all active duty members of the military to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by September 15th.
“I will seek the president’s approval to make the vaccines mandatory no later than mid-September, or immediately upon [FDA approval] whichever comes first,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stated.
Defense secretary to mandate COVID vaccine for US military by Sept. 15. https://t.co/dKkcILaA3i
— The First (@TheFirstonTV) August 9, 2021
BREAKING: Pentagon sets mid-September military vaccination deadline. #MTPDaily @ckubeNBC: If Secretary Austin "asks for a mandatory Covid vaccine for the U.S. military before the vaccine has full authorization from the FDA, then the White House would have to issue a waiver." pic.twitter.com/6qZbeyejHS
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) August 9, 2021
“I will not hesitate to act sooner or recommend a different course to the President if l feel the need to do so,” Austin added. “To defend this Nation, we need a healthy and ready force.”
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