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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Feinberg

US Army will begin discharging Covid-19 vaccine refusers ‘effective immediately’

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The United States Army will “immediately” begin taking steps to discharge soldiers who’ve refused orders to be vaccinated against Covid-19 and lack a valid or pending exemption.

A 2 February directive from Army Secretary Christine Wormuth now requires commanding officers to begin the process of separating vaccine refusers from the service “effective immediately,” and further requires that the separation process be completed “as expeditiously as possible”.

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