Pentagon Considering COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Military Personnel

A U.S. soldier stands near a Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) during a patrol near the Rumaylan (Rmeilan) oil wells in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on June 22, 2021. Delil Soulieman/AFP via Getty Images

The Pentagon announced on July 29 that it will soon begin internal discussions about making the COVID-19 vaccine a mandatory requirement for military personnel.

It comes hours after President Joe Biden said that he will ask the Department of Defense (DOD) to look into “how and when” it will mandate service members get the vaccine amid the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic.