Air Force discharges 27 active duty airmen for refusing to take COVID-19 jab
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The U.S. Air Force announced Monday that 27 active-duty airmen were administratively discharged for refusing to roll up their sleeves for a COVID-19 jab and vowed to continue to refuse the jab.
The Air Force gave its forces until Nov. 2 to get the vaccine, and thousands have either refused or sought an exemption. Austin on Aug. 25 directed all military branches to ensure service members receive the vaccine as infections surged over the summer. The National Guard and Reserve members have until Dec. 2 to comply. The Air Force did not immediately respond to an after-hours email from Fox News.
About 40,000 active-duty military personnel have refused to take the vaccine, the Washington Post reported. The paper said military leaders "have few options to address the dissent other than to hope that, as waiver requests are denied, more troops will choose to fall in line."
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