Military and V.A. Struggle With Vaccination Rates in Their Ranks
President Biden could legally require members of the military to get vaccinated, but so far he has declined to do so.
President Biden and Denis McDonough, the veterans affairs secretary, watched as coronavirus vaccines were administered at the V.A. medical center in Washington in March.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York Times
July 1, 2021Updated 8:16 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON — Denis McDonough, the secretary of veterans affairs, said this week that he was considering a move to compel workers at V.A. hospitals to get vaccinated, fearing that centers with low vaccination rates were risking the health of veterans seeking care.