Nearly 1,000 Canadian Armed Forces Members Denied COVID-19 Vaccine Exemptions

Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are shown at a COVID-19 vaccination site in Montreal, Jan. 16, 2022, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes

The Canadian military says nearly 1,000 members have been denied exemptions from the military’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement.

Vice-chief of the defence staff Lt.-Gen. Frances Allen says more than 1,300 members of the Canadian Armed Forces requested exemptions for medical or religious reasons.