U.S. Army Sets COVID Vaccine Deadlines
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The Army will require active-duty members to be vaccinated by Dec. 15, 2021, and all Reserve and National Guard troops to be vaccinated by June 20, 2022.
The U.S. Army announced deadlines for soldiers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus on Tuesday.
The Army will require all active-duty members to be vaccinated by Dec. 15, 2021, and all Reserve and National Guard troops to be vaccinated by June 20, 2022.
“This is quite literally a matter of life and death for our Soldiers, their families and the communities in which we live,” Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle said in a statement. “Case counts and deaths continue to be concerning as the Delta variant spreads, which makes protecting the force through mandatory vaccination a health and readiness priority for the total Army.”