Judge Blocks Vaccine Mandate for Navy Members Seeking Religious Exemptions

A Navy member receives a COVID-19 vaccine at the McCormick Gym onboard Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., on April 8, 2021. Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jackson Adkins/U.S. Navy

The U.S. military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate has been blocked for all Navy members seeking religious exemptions.

A preliminary injunction that previously covered 35 Navy SEALs now covers some 4,000 others.