Thousands of Intelligence Personnel Refusing Vaccine Potentially Face Dismissal: GOP Lawmaker

Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 19, 2019. Jacquelyn Martin/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

A Republican lawmaker has raised concerns over the potential dismissal of unvaccinated intelligence employees if they should fail to comply with the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccination deadline for civilian workers later this month.

Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) said on Nov. 5 that COVID-19 vaccination rates are different in all the 18-agency intelligence communities in the United States.