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bigtree

(85,998 posts)
Mon Aug 23, 2021, 12:27 PM Aug 2021

US military will now require all service members to be vaccinated against Covid-19

Kate Sullivan @KateSullivanDC 12m
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby says the US military will now require all service members to be vaccinated against Covid-19 following the FDA approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.





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US military will now require all service members to be vaccinated against Covid-19 (Original Post) bigtree Aug 2021 OP
Damned right! NO EXCUSES!!!!! hlthe2b Aug 2021 #1
Perhaps an effective club to the head of far right networks. David__77 Aug 2021 #2
Those who self-select out will be the ones to watch MyMission Aug 2021 #6
This will serarate the patriots from the RW. marble falls Aug 2021 #3
Reserve units too? Auggie Aug 2021 #4
Good. Aristus Aug 2021 #5
I wonder how many already are vaccinated? It was free and allowed as far as I know. brewens Aug 2021 #7

David__77

(23,421 posts)
2. Perhaps an effective club to the head of far right networks.
Mon Aug 23, 2021, 12:33 PM
Aug 2021

Some of them will self-select out due to this.

MyMission

(1,850 posts)
6. Those who self-select out will be the ones to watch
Mon Aug 23, 2021, 01:06 PM
Aug 2021

After they leave the military, with their expertise.

(Sarcastically wondering if we could implant them with a chip before they leave so we could track and trace them). Of course we can track and trace with cell phones, no implants needed.

I wonder if DOJ will be involved in securing subpoenas to make that possible, because they will see former military joining preexisting militias they're already watching. They may also see new groups forming after the wave of self-selected leaves the US military.

Aristus

(66,388 posts)
5. Good.
Mon Aug 23, 2021, 12:41 PM
Aug 2021

Don't know why it was ever even an issue.

When I was in the Army, there was never even any question that orders to get vaccinated would be obeyed. They were required, and we got them. No whining, no crying, no bleating about "rights"; we obeyed.

And hey! Protection against disease. This is a good thing, for those of you out there who don't seem to be aware of that fact...

brewens

(13,596 posts)
7. I wonder how many already are vaccinated? It was free and allowed as far as I know.
Mon Aug 23, 2021, 01:12 PM
Aug 2021

I bet a lot went out on there own to get it.

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