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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Lauren Aratani

US supreme court rules against air force officer who refused Covid vaccine

 US supreme court.
The US supreme court: three conservative justices dissented. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

The supreme court has allowed the US Department of Defense to take disciplinary action against an air force lieutenant colonel who refuses to get a Covid-19 vaccine.

In a brief, two-sentence ruling on Monday, a majority of the court sided with the Pentagon. Three justices in the conservative majority – Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch – dissented.

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