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Pentagon Drops COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Troops

But a new memo gives commanders some discretion in how or whether to deploy troops who are not vaccinated.

January 11, 2023

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., departs after speak during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022.

Congress Set to Rescind COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Troops

Republicans, emboldened by their new House majority next year, pushed the effort.

December 7, 2022

n this image provided by the U.S. Army, University of Utah Health staff speak with the U.S. Army North personnel in Salt Lake City, Utah, March 2, 2022, during a visit to the University of Utah Hospital.

With COVID Mission Over, Pentagon Plans for Next Pandemic

Overall, about 24,000 U.S. troops were deployed for the pandemic, including nearly 6,000 medical personnel to hospitals.

April 12, 2022