Army announces vaccine deadlines

The U.S. Army announced Tuesday that each active-duty members indispensable beryllium afloat vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 15, 2021.

National Guard units person until June 30, 2022, to amusement they are afloat vaccinated.

The Pentagon announced successful August that it would necessitate the subject to beryllium vaccinated.

“This is rather virtually a substance of beingness and decease for our Soldiers, their families and the communities successful which we live,” said Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, the U.S. Army Surgeon General.

Members of the Army who garbage a vaccine volition beryllium counseled earlier immoderate punishment, which could see “relief of duties oregon discharge.”

Exemptions are disposable connected medical, religious, oregon administrative grounds.

The Air Force volition necessitate active-duty members to beryllium afloat vaccinated by Nov. 2. Members of the Navy and the Marines person until Nov. 28 to get either some Pfizer oregon Moderna vaccines oregon the single-dose Johnson & Johnson shot.