Having COVID doesn’t guarantee immunity, study of Marine recruits finds
Ten percent of Marine recruits who had COVID antibodies got COVID again during basic training.
Ten percent of Marine recruits who had COVID antibodies got COVID again during basic training.
Nearly 60 percent of North Carolina Marines have turned down the vaccine from the Corps.
The Pentagon did not say how the pause would affect its vaccine program or when it might lift.
The department is on its way to three million vaccines administered.
Congress should commission a long-term study on the pandemic's effects on military children's educational outcomes, compared to their civilian peers, researchers say.
Veterans groups will help talk to their members and community leaders about the importance of getting vaccines in arms.
About 30 percent of the force is vaccinated, according to the head of the Defense Health Agency.
New VA research shows immunity from current vaccines may only last seven to nine months, and that the virus could spawn different variations in coming months.
It remains unclear whether the White House or Pentagon is considering such a move.
More than 33 million veterans and family members are now eligible to get the vaccine through VA.