Life at Guantanamo The Pentagon said on Saturday it is pausing a plan to offer the Covid-19 vaccine to prisoners at the Guantánamo Bay detention facility, a group that includes 9/11 planner Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, following an outcry among top Republicans and New Yorkers who experienced the attacks. “We’re pausing the plan to move forward, as we review force protection protocols,” Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs John Kirby.
The Pentagon announced it will halt plan to vaccinate Guantanamo Bay inmates
The Pentagon on Saturday announced that it was pausing a plan to give COVID-19 vaccinations at Guantanamo Bay after accusations from Republicans and 9/11 survivors that it was prioritizing terror suspects over Americans. No Guantanamo detainees have been vaccinated, Defense Department Press Secretary John Kirby tweeted. We’re pausing the plan to move forward, as we review force protection protocols. We remain committed to our obligations to keep our troops safe.
Two defense officials had confirmed to Fox News the plan to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to the 40 detainees at the detention site in Cuba. A lack of vaccinations had reportedly made it difficult for federal prosecutors to move forward with war crimes hearings at the base.
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Republicans reacted with anger to the plan by the Pentagon to give COVID-19 vaccines to prisoners at Guantanamo Bay including accused 9/11 ringleader Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
The U.S. military will offer coronavirus vaccines to the 40 detainees at Gitmo, two U.S. defense officials confirmed to Fox News this week.
On Saturday, however, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said it was pausing the plan to move forward, as we review force protection protocols. It is inexcusable and un-American that President Biden is choosing to prioritize vaccinations for convicted terrorists in Gitmo over vulnerable American seniors or veterans, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-NY, said prior to Kirby s announcement.