Judge Orders Air Force to Not Punish Members Seeking Religious Exemptions to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Members of U.S. Air Force prepare to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on Dec. 29, 2020. United States Forces Korea via Getty Images

Air Force officials were ordered on July 27 to not discipline airmen who are seeking religious exemptions to the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

U.S. District Judge Matthew McFarland, a Trump appointee, entered a preliminary injunction against the military branch.