The U.S. Army has granted a soldier a permanent religion-based exemption from getting the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine.
"To date, Army commanders have relieved a total of six Regular Army leaders, including two battalion commanders, and issued 3,183 general officer written reprimands to Regular Army Soldiers for refusing the vaccination order," the Army's public affairs office wrote in a release.
FORT KNOX, KY - SEPTEMBER 09: Soldiers file paperwork before being administered their COVID-19 vaccinations by Army Preventative Medical Services on September 9, 2021 in Fort Knox, Kentucky. As of March 3, the Army has not involuntarily separated any soldiers solely for refusing the legal order to receive the vaccine.
"As previously announced, Army officials have issued guidance for the mandatory initiation of separation for soldiers who refuse this lawful order," the office noted. The new waiver comes three months following the Army's deadline for active troops to become fully vaccinated against the virus.
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