U.S. Navy commander fired after refusing to get COVID vaccine
The Hindu
One official said Cmdr. Kins has requested a religious exemption, which was denied; Cmdr. Kins is appealing that denial.
A Navy commander has been fired from his job as the executive officer of a warship because he refused to get a vaccine as required and refused to be tested for the virus, Navy officials said on December 10.
Cmdr. Lucian Kins was relieved of his duties on December 10 as second in command of the USS Winston Churchill, a destroyer, by Navy Capt. Ken Anderson, commander of Naval Surface Squadron 14. Officials said Cmdr. Kins was the first naval officer to be fired as a result of a vaccine refusal.
Navy spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Jason Fischer declined to give the precise reason why Kins was relieved of command, citing privacy concerns. Lt. Cmdr. Fischer, who is the spokesman for the Naval Surface Force Atlantic, said the reason for the firing was that Anderson lost confidence in Cmdr. Kins' ability to perform his duties after he failed to obey a lawful order.
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