One-third of the military refusing COVID-19 vaccinations
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(Worthy News) – Thousands of U.S. soldiers and sailors are refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccination and at this point there’s not much more frustrated military commanders can do about it.
About one-third of all those offered the shot to protect against the deadly pandemic have declined to roll up their sleeves, Pentagon officials told a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday.
The military’s response to the threat posed by the coronavirus has been in the spotlight since the ill-fated voyage of the USS Theodore Roosevelt last year, when a raging infection forced the giant carrier to port and sparked a vicious fight in the chain of command over safety, discipline and readiness. [ Source: Washington Times (Read More…) ]
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