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Court blocks Air Force from punishing unvaccinated troops seeking religious waivers
The class-action complaint temporarily protects thousands of airmen and guardians who remain unvaccinated against COVID-19.
Few airmen appeal vaccine exemption denials as COVID-19 cases spike
Air National Guard members now have until Dec. 31 to be fully vaccinated before facing punishment.
Here’s the Air Force’s plan to deal with unvaccinated airmen and guardians
A five-day clock begins once a vaccination exemption request or appeal is denied. Airmen who have still not received a first shot after that window are subject to discharge.
Over 23,500 airmen and guardians say no to COVID vaccines as final deadline passes
More than 14,000 Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard members were unvaccinated as of Friday, a day after the deadline for receiving the shots.
Unvaccinated active duty airmen will soon be barred from moving to new assignments
Nearly 97 percent, or 316,000, of the 326,000 active duty airmen are fully vaccinated.
As deadline approaches, Marines are the military’s least vaccinated force
Despite extra time, the Army is still ahead of the Marine Corps with a 95% vaccination rate.
By Philip Athey
Nearly 8,500 active-duty airmen and guardians missed the vaccination deadline
About 1,800 exemptions were granted, largely for medical reasons. Almost 5,000 religious exemption requests are now being processed.
Ops readiness concerns loom over military’s COVID-19 vaccination deadlines
The Air Force will offer a blueprint for how to handle troops who refuse to get a coronavirus vaccine.
Nearly all new Air Force trainees are vaccinated against COVID-19, training boss says
“We’re off to a pretty good start," Webb said. "We just need to keep that momentum up over the upcoming weeks.”
Nearly 40 percent of Marines have turned down COVID-19 vaccine from the Corps
Nearly 60 percent of North Carolina Marines have turned down the vaccine from the Corps.
By Philip Athey