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Reportedly, about a third of of military service members are refusing to take the coronavirus vaccine. And as it stands, by Federal law they cannot be coerced into doing so. The vaccine(s) are approved under \u201cemergency use authorizations,\u201d meaning the drugs are technically still experimental. Full approval could take years. Heh.<\/p>\n
Geoff Ziezulewicz<\/strong><\/p>\n A group of lawmakers is calling on President Joe Biden to make the COVID vaccines mandatory for all military members.<\/p>\n Calling unvaccinated troops \u201ca critical threat to our national security and public health,\u201d U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., sent a letter to the White House Wednesday urging Biden to issue a \u201cwaiver of informed consent\u201d that would force troops, if ordered, to get the vaccines as soon as they were eligible.<\/p>\n \u201cVaccinating every eligible servicemember will improve readiness and have an immediate and positive impact on the communities in which they serve,\u201d Panetta wrote. \u201cRequiring DOD to obtain informed consent prior to vaccination is not only harmful to our national security, but contrary to the best interests of servicemembers, their families, communities and colleagues.\u201d<\/p>\n The letter, co-signed by six other congressional Democrats, cites testimony by military officials last month that roughly a third of servicemembers had thus far declined the COVID-19 vaccines.<\/p>\n A December report from the nonprofit advocacy group Blue Star Families found that just 40 percent of active-duty troops planned to get the vaccine, while 49 percent planned to decline it and 11 percent were undecided.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n There’s a very goddam good reason for the Federal law<\/a>. Anyone recall the late ’90s Anthrax vaccine debacle? Read the entire article here: Navy Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"