Some US Troops Must Still Get COVID-19 Vaccine, Pentagon Says After Mandate Ends

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Nov. 29, 2022. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Certain U.S. troops will still be mandated to receive COVID-19 vaccines, the Department of Defense (DoD) said in a recent memorandum.

Troops who are deployed to countries that require COVID-19 vaccinations must satisfy the requirements, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks said in the Feb. 24 document.