Air Force Denies 2,130 Religious Exemptions to Vaccine Mandate

Air Force Denies 2,130 Religious Exemptions to Vaccine Mandate
A military member prepares a COVID-19 vaccine in Fort Knox, Ky., on Sept. 9, 2021. Jon Cherry/Getty Images
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The Air Force has denied 2,130 requests for religious exemptions to the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which is compelling a large portion of the U.S. military to receive a vaccine, the service said.
In a press release published on Wednesday, the Air Force said it has so far received a total of 10,000 requests, of which “approximately 2,100 have been disapproved due to military readiness considerations.”
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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