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Over 11,000 Active-Duty Air Force Personnel Unvaccinated With Days Left Before Deadline

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Over 11,000 Active-Duty Air Force Personnel Unvaccinated With Days Left Before Deadline
A U.S. Air Force staff sergeant handles a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in Massachusetts on Feb. 16, 2021. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
10/30/2021|Updated: 10/30/2021

The Air Force could lose thousands of troops in the coming weeks as over 11,000 active-duty personnel remain without a COVID-19 vaccine, just days before the deadline to get one.

Some 96.4 percent of active-duty airmen were partially or fully vaccinated as of Oct. 25, the branch said in its latest vaccination update.

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Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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