FSoldiers in the U.S. Armed Forces will be vaccinated against the coronavirus by September 15 at the latest.This is a letter from the Minister of Defense on Monday Lloyd Austin appear. Austin said that mandatory vaccination could be introduced earlier if vaccination were to be approved in advance by the responsible US agency FDA. According to the Pentagon, more than 1.3 million soldiers serve in the U.S. Armed Forces, of which approximately 1.05 million have been fully vaccinated.
President Joe Biden has not approved the order-but it is purely a matter of form. Biden immediately stated in a statement that he fully supports Austin’s actions. “These vaccines will save lives. Period. You are safe. They are effective,” Biden said.All people in the United States should be vaccinated as soon as possible, especially considering the highly contagious delta variant coronavirusThe President of the United States added.
Currently, there are still emergency approvals for the new coronavirus vaccine. Food and Drug AdministrationAccording to US media reports, manufacturers Pfizer and BioNTech may obtain regular approvals for the vaccine in just a few weeks. There are already several mandatory vaccinations for soldiers in the US military-but these are based on routine FDA approval.
In the United States, so far, about half of the 330 million people have been fully vaccinated. So far, 61% of adults have received the final vaccination.
