Air Force Discharges 27 for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington on May 6, 2021. Susan Walsh/AP Photo

The Air Force discharged 27 people for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine, the air service branch’s spokeswoman confirmed.

The 27 are the first airmen to be administratively discharged for reasons related to the COVID-19 vaccine, Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek said on Monday, reported The Associated Press.