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Updated: 11:41 PM EDT July 29, 2021
WASHINGTON On Thursday President Joe Biden announced that federal workers will be required to attest they’ve been vaccinated against the coronavirus or else face mandatory masking, weekly testing, distancing, and other new rules.
The Department of Defense confirmed that the new, strict guidelines will also apply to all military and civilian DoD personnel. In accordance with the guidance the President issued today, all military and civilian DoD personnel will be asked to attest to their vaccination status. Personnel unable or unwilling to do that will be required to wear a mask, physically distance, comply with a regular testing requirement and be subject to official travel restrictions, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Jamal Brown said in a statement.
Pentagon, Disney Revive Mask Mandates Following CDC Change By Lindsay Kalter
July 29, 2021 It has been 2 days since the CDC reversed itself and said people who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus should wear masks again when indoors, and businesses and government entities are already following suit.
On July 27, the agency called for masks in K-12 school settings and in areas of the U.S. experiencing “substantial and high” COVID-19 transmission, even for those who are fully vaccinated.
The new guidance is a significant shift from the CDC’s announcement in May that fully vaccinated Americans could skip wearing a mask in most settings.
Pentagon Considering COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Military Personnel
The Pentagon announced on Thursday that it will soon begin internal discussions about making the COVID-19 vaccine a mandatory requirement for military personnel.
It comes hours after President Joe Biden said that he will ask the Department of Defense (DoD) to look into “how and when” it will mandate service members get the vaccine amid the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus global pandemic.
“The Department of Defense is moving quickly to meet President Biden’s commitment to defeat COVID-19, and that includes being able to ensure every member of our civilian and military workforce is protected,” Deputy Pentagon press secretary Jamal Brown said in a statement Thursday.
The Pentagon said Thursday it will begin internal talks on making the coronavirus vaccine mandatory for military personnel, after President Biden
“Secretary Austin will also begin consulting our medical professionals, as well as the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to determine how and when to make recommendations to the President with respect to adding the COVID-19 vaccines to the full list of requirements for military personnel,” deputy Pentagon press secretary Jamal Brown said in a statement Thursday evening.
The “how and when” language is similar to the language used in a White House fact sheet released earlier Thursday that noted Biden would be asking the Defense Department when COVID-19 vaccines would be required for the military.