vaccine refusal

Five Percent of Marine Corps Not Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19

U.S. Marines stationed on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, receive their COVID-19 vaccination on MCAS Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 16, 2021. U.S. Marine Corps Photo

Five percent of the Marine Corps is still not fully vaccinated nearly two months after the deadline passed for active-duty Marines.

As of Jan. 20, 95 percent of Marines are fully vaccinated, according to the service’s weekly COVID-19 update. The percentage goes up to 96 percent when partially vaccinated Marines are included.

For the reserve,...

https://news.usni.org/2022/01/21/five-percent-of-marine-corps-not-fully-vaccinated-against-covid-19

Sailors Turn to Courts as Religious Vaccine Exemptions Weigh Readiness Over Belief

Sailors aboard Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) man the forecastle for a man overboard drill, Jan. 10, 2022. US Navy Photo

The Navy has yet to grant a religious exemption to the mandated COVID-19 vaccine, prompting sailors to turn to court to argue that their beliefs do not conflict with military readiness.

The Navy has received 3,740 exemption requests from sailors who argue that vaccination against COVID-19 would violate deeply held religious beliefs. In turn,...

https://news.usni.org/2022/01/21/sailors-turn-to-courts-as-religious-vaccine-exemptions-weigh-readiness-over-belief

Navy Separates Two More Sailors for COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal

Lt. Thomas Harper, from Macon, Georgia, administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a Sailor aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG-114) in Yokosuka, Japan, on Jan. 11, 2022. US Navy Photo

The Navy has separated two more sailors due to continued refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

The two separations are sailors who are within their first 180 days of service, according to the weekly Navy COVID-19 update. The Navy has separated 22 sailors so far for vaccine...

https://news.usni.org/2022/01/19/navy-separates-two-more-sailors-for-covid-19-vaccine-refusal

Marine Corps Grants Two Religious Exemptions for COVID-19 Vaccine

Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit wait to receive their COVID-19 vaccination aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD-18) on Feb. 14, 2021. US Navy Photo

The Marine Corps has approved the Pentagon’s religious exemptions for the COVID-19 vaccine.

The service approved two religious exemptions, it announced in its weekly update Thursday afternoon. There have been 3,350 religious exemption requests from Marines as of date, and 3,212 and have been processed, with...

https://news.usni.org/2022/01/13/marine-corps-grants-two-religious-exemptions-for-covid-19-vaccine

Navy: More than 8000 Active and Reserve Sailors Are Unvaccinated Against COVID-19

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Mary Ashcraft, from Honolulu, assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS-16) on Jan. 10, 2022. US Navy Photo

While the total force of the Navy continues to see more than 8,000 unvaccinated members, the number has continued to decrease, according to the latest COVID-19 update from the sea service.

As of Jan. 12, there are 5,209 active-duty sailors who are not vaccinated — although this number includes those who are partially vaccinated,...

https://news.usni.org/2022/01/13/navy-more-than-8000-active-and-reserve-sailors-are-unvaccinated-against-covid-19

Marine Separations Over COVID-19 Vaccine Reaches 251

Marines and Sailors continue to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on March 25 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. U.S. Marine Corps Photo

The Marine Corps has separated more than 250 Marines due to their refusal to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, the service announced Thursday.

The service separated 45 more Marines since the service’s last update on Dec. 27, bringing the total to 251.

“The Marine Corps recognizes COVID-19 as a readiness issue,” according to the service’s COVID-19 update. “The speed with...

https://news.usni.org/2022/01/06/marine-separations-over-covid-19-vaccine-reaches-251

Navy Separates 20 Sailors Over Refusal to Take COVID-19 Vaccine

Cmdr. Ronald Cappellini, Naval Air Station Sigonella executive officer, receives his COVID-19 vaccine booster from Lt. j.g. Aracely Duerkop, during a mass-immunization exercise on Naval Air Station Sigonella, Dec. 7, 2021. U.S. Navy Photo

The Navy has separated 20 sailors, all of whom were in their first 180 days of active duty, for continued refusal of the COVID-19 vaccine.

The sailors are the first that the Navy has separated, the sea service announced Wednesday evening. No other active-duty...

https://news.usni.org/2022/01/05/navy-separates-20-sailors-over-refusal-to-take-covid-19-vaccine

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