(CNN) The US military has vaccinated more than 97% for its active-duty force against Covid-19 as the Army, which had the latest vaccination deadline amongst the services, released its latest numbers.
Despite the phenomenal success the military has had in vaccinating the armed forces, approximately 35,000 troops remain unvaccinated. That number includes thousands of pending requests, largely for religious exemptions. So far, no such exemption requests have been granted by any of the services.
The Army, which hit its vaccination deadline on Wednesday, has fully or partially vaccinated 98% of its active-duty force, with 3,864 soldier refusals.
Next month, the service will begin involuntarily discharging soldiers who refuse the vaccine without an approved or pending exemption.
Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth said vaccination was "first and foremost" about Army readiness as she thanked vaccinated soldiers and the medical staff who have supported the pandemic response.
TruthPains on December 17th, 2021 at 01:13 UTC »
What happen to that mass quitting /r/conspiracy kept going on about?
RagerTheSailor on December 17th, 2021 at 00:08 UTC »
Because were literally required to or we get processed for discharge…. Trust me there were plenty of “fuck that!”s thrown around until shit got real and you would get the boot lol
stangroundalready on December 16th, 2021 at 20:53 UTC »
Wow, that's an amazing job to get that high a percentage. I wonder how the reserves are doing in this regard.