One Third of Military Personnel Refuse Vaccine

‘There’s a degree of mistrust’: a third of US military personnel refuse Covid vaccine

Defense secretary Lloyd Austin acknowledges hesitancy and says ‘we have to work to hard to dispel rumors and provide facts’

Reluctance to be vaccinated for Covid-19 is now rife in the US military, with about a third of troops on active duty or in the national guard refusing to be administered the vaccine.

Soldiers have previously been given approved vaccines on a mandatory basis but because the vaccines for the coronavirus have only been given an emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration, members of the military are able to opt out.

Many are choosing to do so, with military officials recently telling Congress that a third of service members have declined the shots, the New York Times reported. At the large Fort Bragg military base in North Carolina, acceptance rates for the vaccines are below 50%.

Lloyd Austin, the US defense secretary, said there was some hesitancy, especially among people of color, to get the vaccine and that the military needed to be aware the shots are safe.

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But the vaccine reluctance in the military is a reflection of broader American society, with people declining the jabs for a variety of reasons.

This vaccine will become mandatory 30 seconds after the FDA approves one for general consumption. Read the entire article here: The Guardian

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