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Legal Challenges to Pentagon’s Vaccine Mandate Just Getting Started, Military Insiders Say

Legal Challenges to Pentagon’s Vaccine Mandate Just Getting Started, Military Insiders Say
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at a meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, on June 16, 2022. Valeria Mongelli/AFP via Getty Images
Michael Washburn
Michael Washburn
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8/28/2022|Updated: 8/29/2022
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The Department of Defense’s (DoD) requirement that all members of the Armed Forces receive COVID-19 vaccinations, even if they’ve already had the virus and developed immunity, has had a severely disruptive effect within military ranks, resulting in the denial of promotions and assignments to those who refused vaccination and in thousands of service members having to leave the military.

Michael Washburn
Michael Washburn
Reporter
Michael Washburn is a New York-based reporter who covers U.S. and China-related topics for The Epoch Times. He has a background in legal and financial journalism, and also writes about arts and culture. Additionally, he is the host of the weekly podcast Reading the Globe. His books include “The Uprooted and Other Stories,” “When We're Grownups,” and “Stranger, Stranger.”
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