Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin, above, said he would mandate Covid-19 jabs for service members sooner than Sept. 15 if a vaccine was fully approved by the FDA before then
* The date could be moved up if the vaccine is fully approved by the FDA sooner
* Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a memo to troops he would not hesitate to 'act sooner' if he felt the need to do so
* The FDA is expected to fully approve the Pfizer vaccine early next month
The Pentagon will require the nation's troops to get a Covid-19 vaccine by Sept. 15. That date could be moved up if the shot is sooner given final approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or infection rates continue to rise.
'I will seek the president's approval to make the vaccines mandatory no later than mid-September, or immediately upon' final approval by the FDA, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin wrote in a memo to troops.
'I will not hesitate to act sooner or recommend a different course to the President if l feel the need to do so.' He said the next few weeks would be spent preparing for the transition.
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