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A Navy officer receives a COVID-19 vaccine booster during a mass-immunization exercise on Naval Air Station Sigonella, on Dec. 7, 2021. U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Josh Cote
The number of Navy personnel discharged for refusing to get vaccinated has risen to 884, the military branch said on May 5.
In total, there have been 796 active component sailors and 66 reserve component sailors separated, all with “an honorable characterization of service,” the Navy said in a COVID-19 update.
