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Archbishop: Catholic troops can refuse COVID-19 vaccine
Archbishop for the Military Services, USA releases new guidance on COVID-19 vaccines for Catholic troops.
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Pentagon & Congress
Three troops die on the same day as military COVID-19 deaths continue to spike
Deaths now total 62, half of which occurred since August.
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VA tops 15,000 COVID deaths since the start of the pandemic
More than 2,200 of those deaths have comes since July 1.
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Military COVID death surge continues, but vaccine rates are also up
The death toll has climbed to 58, doubling since August.
Military COVID-19 deaths double in two months
The Pentagon is reporting 52 deaths so far, none of them among fully vaccinated troops.
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Military COVID-19 deaths continue to spike but no fatalities among fully vaccinated
Of 46 deaths so far, none have occurred in troops who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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VA staff have a few days left to get COVID vaccines or get fired
Tens of thousands of staffers either have not started the vaccine regiment yet or have not filed paperwork showing their vaccine status.
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No, the Pentagon is not sending mass texts to service members about vaccine mandates
The military doesn't have the capability to send out service-wide SMS texts.
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Dishonorable discharges for vaccine refusal would be blocked under congressional proposal
The plan is included in the House Armed Services Committee's version of the annual defense authorization bill.
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Unvaccinated active-duty sailors and Marines have 90 days to get the COVID-19 vaccine
This week's guidance follows a memo mandating vaccines that was signed Aug. 24 by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
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