The U.S. Department of Defense has withdrawn its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, a Pentagon official said on Jan. 5.
“We have rescinded the mandate,” Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters during a briefing.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi at the Pentagon in Washington on Dec. 14, 2022. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
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