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President Biden to Approve Covid-19 Vaccine Essential for US Troops

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Sienna Stewart
President Biden to Approve Covid-19 Vaccine Essential for US Troops

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin issued a memo and said he will ask the president to approve the Covid-19 vaccine a requirement by mid-September. He said, “I have every confidence that Service leadership and your commanders will implement this new vaccination program with professionalism, skill, and compassion”. Austin said he will need the president’s approval to make the vaccine mandatory either by mid-September or immediately upon the FDA’s formal authorization. However, vaccines in the military are voluntary when under emergency use authorization by the FDA. The president has the authority to waive the rule and make the vaccine a requirement for personnel. President Biden said in a statement that he strongly supports the decision of Austin Read more...

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