Air Force Discharges First Service Members for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine
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Tech. Sergeant Jason Hanafin, 90th Medical Group NCOIC of allergy and immunizations, prepares a COVID-19 vaccine at the immunizations clinic on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Dec. 6, 2021. [U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Charles Munoz]
Tech. Sergeant Jason Hanafin, 90th Medical Group NCOIC of allergy and immunizations, prepares a COVID-19 vaccine at the immunizations clinic on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Dec. 6, 2021. [U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Charles Munoz]
The Department of the Air Force discharged 27 service members for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, marking the first known instance of military personnel being kicked out of the service for failing to follow Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III’s order that all service members receive the vaccine.
An Air Force spokeswoman confirmed the discharges to Air Force Magazine on Dec. 14, saying all of those discharged were . . . [Read the rest of this story in Air Force Magazine].
