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Navy to Move to Monthly COVID-19 Vaccine Separation Reporting

Seaman Apprentice Johnnese Poomaihealani, from Waianae, Hawaii, receives a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot during a shot event in the foc’sle aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) on Jan. 3, 2022. US Navy Photo

The Navy will move to monthly reporting of COVID-19 vaccine separations, the sea service announced in its now formerly weekly update.

The move comes after two weeks of active-duty separations in the single digits. Over the past two weeks, the Navy separated two active-duty sailors and 25...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/22/navy-to-move-to-monthly-covid-19-vaccine-separation-reporting

Navy Continues COVID-19 Vaccine Separations as Fourth Vaccine Eyes Conditional FDA Approval

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Gregzon Fontanilla, from Guam, prepares a COVID-19 vaccine aboard the America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7) on May 10, 2022. US Navy Photo

Some sailors have received a COVID-19 vaccine that is developed differently from existing vaccines and could overcome religious objections that have been fought over in federal court.

A small percentage of sailors received Novavax COVID-19 while overseas, where the shot is considered approved, said Ed Gulick, a...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/13/navy-continues-covid-19-vaccine-separations-as-fourth-vaccine-eyes-conditional-fda-approval

Navy Separated 1,099 Sailors for COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal

Hospitalman Tanner Huffman, assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka Branch Health Clinic Sasebo, administers a COVID-19 vaccine booster during a shot exercise for Japanese Master Labor Contract (MLC), Indirect Hire Agreement (IHA), and MarinerÕs Contract (MC) employees employed at Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS) in Japan on Feb. 9, 2022. US Navy Photo

Twenty-five more sailors have been separated from the Navy in the last week for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19, according...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/02/navy-separated-1099-sailors-for-covid-19-vaccine-refusal

Navy Separates More Than a 1,000 Sailors for COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal

Hospitalman Joseph Sanchez, assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka Branch Health Clinic Sasebo, administers a COVID-19 vaccine booster during a shot exercise for Japanese Master Labor Contract (MLC), Indirect Hire Agreement (IHA), and MarinerÕs Contract (MC) employees employed at Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS) on Feb. 9, 2022. US Navy Photo

The Navy exceeded 1,000 separations due to sailors’ continued refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

The service has now approved 1,074...

https://news.usni.org/2022/05/26/navy-separates-more-than-a-1000-sailors-for-covid-19-vaccine-refusal

Navy Nearing 1,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Denial Separations

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Gregzon Fontanilla, from Guam, prepares a COVID-19 vaccine aboard the America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7) on May 10, 2022. US Navy Photo

The Navy has approved nearly 1,000 separations for sailors who have refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Navy now has 924 separations over the COVID-19 vaccine, an increase of 40 over the previous week.

The majority of separations are active-duty sailors, with 836 active-duty sailors separated and 66...

https://news.usni.org/2022/05/11/navy-nearing-1000-covid-19-vaccine-denial-separations

COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal Separations Increase to 884

Seaman Apprentice Johnnese Poomaihealani, from Waianae, Hawaii, receives a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot during a shot event in the foc’sle aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) on Jan. 3, 2022. US Navy Photo

Navy separations due to continued refusal of the COVID-19 vaccine rose by nearly 70 sailors over the past week.

Approved separations, which do not necessarily mean the sailor has yet left the service, are now at 884, according to the Navy’s weekly COVID-19 update.

The Navy has the second...

https://news.usni.org/2022/05/09/covid-19-vaccine-refusal-separations-increase-to-884

Navy COVID-19 Separations Pass 800 as Service Pushes Toward Fully Vaxxed Operational Force

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Jacob Keeton verifies a COVID-19 vaccination card aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) on March 23, 2022. US Navy Photo

The Navy separated 41 sailors over the past week, as the sea service continues to move toward a fully vaccinated operational force.

The Navy has so far separated 804 sailors; the vast majority of them were active-duty. In the past week, 39 active-duty sailors were separated, bringing the total to 753, not including the...

https://news.usni.org/2022/04/14/navy-covid-19-separations-pass-800-as-service-pushes-toward-fully-vaxxed-operational-force

Nearly 300 Service Members Separated From Navy, Marine Corps For Vaccine Refusal

Lance Cpl. Carlos Benitez, assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, receives a COVID-19 booster shot aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) March 23, 2022. US Navy Photo

The Navy and Marine Corps separated 296 service members in the past week as the services continue to dismiss those without the mandated COVID-19 vaccination.

The Navy, which is currently prevented from separating any sailors who applied for religious exemptions for the COVID-19 vaccine due to a...

https://news.usni.org/2022/04/08/nearly-300-service-members-separated-from-navy-marine-corps-for-vaccine-refusal

Navy COVID-19 Vaccine Separations Continue, Except for Those With Religious Exemption Requests

A Nurse Corps Officer with Branch Health Clinic on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, prepares vaccines at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 2, 2022. US Marine Corps Photo

The Navy separated 80 sailors last week over refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

The sea service announced the separations a day after it put out a new NAVADMIN halting all separations for those who applied for a religious exemption request. The Navy has not said how many of the separations were sailors who applied for a...

https://news.usni.org/2022/04/04/navy-covid-19-vaccine-separations-continue-except-for-those-with-religious-exemption-requests

Navy Stops COVID-19 Vaccine Separations for 4,095 Sailors Who Requested Religious Exemptions

Hospitalman Christopher Ramirez, right, from Kimberly, Idaho, assigned to PCU John F. Kennedy’s (CVN 79) medical department, administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Lt. Cmdr. US Navy Photo

The Navy is likely going to interpret it so that it can reassign based on vaccination status, Berry said.

“And thus far, in this litigation and with the vaccine mandate, the Navy has continued to act as if it’s above the law,” Berry said. “So that wouldn’t surprise me. But at the end of the day, they need to follow,...

https://news.usni.org/2022/03/30/navy-stops-covid-19-vaccine-separations-for-4095-sailors-who-requested-religious-exemptions

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