Some Service Members Say They Were ‘Coerced’ Into Taking COVID-19 Vaccine: Survey

Twenty out of 30 individuals who admitted taking the vaccine claim they were injured by the vaccine.

A soldier watches another soldier receive his COVID-19 vaccination from Army Preventative Medical Services in Fort Knox, Ky., on Sept. 9, 2021. Jon Cherry/Getty Images

More than 72 percent of individuals serving in the U.S. military who responded to a survey said they felt “coerced” into receiving a COVID-19 vaccine and/or booster after the Pentagon’s 2021 vaccine mandate.

The participants in the survey, conducted last fall, came from all branches of the military and included enlisted and officer ranks responded to the survey conducted by the author. The average time served in the military was about 16 years.