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Tens of thousands of part-time soldiers face discharge for missing COVID vax deadline

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Tens of thousands of part-time soldiers face discharge for missing COVID vax deadline
By Davis Winkie
Jul 6, 03:56 PM
A soldier with the Michigan Army National Guard prepares a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Detroit Reentry Center, Detroit, Mich., Feb. 23, 2021. (Master Sgt. David Kujawa/Air National Guard)

The Army’s deadline for its part-time soldiers in the Army Reserve and Army National Guard to receive the COVID-19 vaccine passed last week, and tens of thousands of members face potential discharges as the service fights to buoy its end-strength in a tough year for recruiting.

As of June 30, the deadline, approximately 12% of the Army Reserve was not yet fully vaccinated. That equates to roughly 22,740 troops.

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk SGT (Join to see) PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) SrA John Monette SFC (Join to see) SPC Michael Terrell SMSgt Anil Heendeniya CPL Douglas Chrysler A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace SGT Mark Anderson CPL LaForest Gray SGT Steve McFarland

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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL No different than the other shot requirements .

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CPT Lawrence Cable

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I would have to say that ANY other vaccine or medicine would have been pulled from the market with this many adverse effects reported. This is the CDC view on the numbers. We have pulled a lot of drugs off the market for less. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/adverse-events.html