{"id":629638,"date":"2021-08-10T12:37:25","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T16:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=629638"},"modified":"2021-08-10T12:37:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T16:37:28","slug":"pentagon-announces-vaccine-mandate-for-u-s-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-announces-vaccine-mandate-for-u-s-military\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon Announces Vaccine Mandate For U.S. Military"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpentagon-announces-vaccine-mandate-for-u-s-military%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=629638&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/US-Military-Vaccine-Mandate.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin issued a memorandum on Monday informing all Department of Defense employees of an upcoming mandate to get immunized against coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/coronavirus-vaccine-us-military-requirement-pentagon-3975940c732352f72e41f6e34a3a2669\">reported<\/a>, \u201cMembers of the U.S. military will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine beginning next month under a plan laid out by the Pentagon Monday and endorsed by President Joe Biden.\u201d According to the outlet, \u201cAustin said the mid-September deadline could be accelerated if the vaccine receives final FDA approval or infection rates continue to rise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have every confidence that Service leadership and your commanders will implement this new vaccination program with professionalism, skill, and compassion,\u201d Austin wrote. \u201cTo defend this Nation, we need a healthy and ready force.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Food &amp; Drug Administration is expected to fully approve Pfizer-BioNTech\u2019s vaccine \u201cby the start of next month,\u201d a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/coronavirus\/ct-aud-nw-nyt-pfizer-fda-vaccine-20210804-hp2phfs5szftjliphvhusfi6ry-story.html\">report<\/a> by The New York Times said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/covid-19-vaccine-mandatory-military-troops-pentagon\/\">According<\/a> to CBS News, \u201cVaccines in the military are voluntary when under emergency use authorization by the FDA.\u201d If the federal agency does not give final approval to the vaccine before Austin\u2019s deadline, he would need a waiver from Biden to make vaccinations mandatory, a move the president suggested he would support.<\/p>\n<p>If service members refuse to get the vaccine after it is mandated, the choice \u201ccould constitute failure to obey an order and may be punishable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice,\u201d The AP reported. However, they may seek an exemption for reasons such as medical issues or religious beliefs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.941935483871\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I strongly support <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecDef?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SecDef<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeptofDefense?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DeptofDefense<\/a>&#8216;s plan to add the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of required vaccinations for service members. We are still on a wartime footing against this virus, and every eligible American should get vaccinated.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q0MJYFJJgH\">https:\/\/t.co\/q0MJYFJJgH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1424816531293315073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSecretary Austin and I share an unshakable commitment to making sure our troops have every tool they need to do their jobs as safely as possible,\u201d said Biden in a statement. \u201cBeing vaccinated will enable our service members to stay healthy, to better protect their families, and to ensure that our force is ready to operate anywhere in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am proud that our military women and men will continue to help lead the charge in the fight against this pandemic, as they so often do, by setting the example of keeping their fellow Americans safe,\u201d Biden\u2019s statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary Austin said President Biden had asked him \u201cto consider how and when we might add the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines to the list of those required for all Service members.\u201d Austin developed the Pentagon plan after consulting with military officials, White House COVID Task Force leaders, and health professionals, his memo said.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Congressman Mark Green, a Republican from Tennessee, opposes the directive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWearing our country\u2019s uniform does not mean our service members sign away the right to make personal medical decisions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>More details from the AP:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"12\">\n<p><em>Austin\u2019s decision reflects similar moves by governments and companies around the world, as nations struggle with the highly contagious delta variant that has sent new U.S. cases, hospitalizations and deaths surging to heights not seen since last winter. The concerns are especially acute in the military, where service members live and work closely together in barracks and on ships, increasing the risks of rapid spreading. Any large virus outbreak in the military could affect America\u2019s ability to defend itself in any security crisis.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>CBS News reported that 65% of active duty personnel were fully vaccinated as of Monday, while at least 74% had received one shot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI strongly encourage all DoD military and civilian personnel \u2013 as well as contractor personnel \u2013 to get vaccinated now and for military Service members to not wait for the mandate,\u201d Austin wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to close his memo by saying, \u201cGet the shot. Stay healthy. Stay ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/covid-19-maxine-waters-says-were-moving-toward-a-mandate\"><strong>COVID-19: Maxine Waters Says \u2018We\u2019re Moving Toward A Mandate\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin issued a memorandum on Monday informing all Department of Defense employees of an upcoming mandate to get immunized against coronavirus.The Associated Press reported, \u201cMembers of &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1893775,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-629638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=629638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629638\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1893775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=629638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=629638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=629638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}