Hospitalman Christopher Ramirez, right, from Kimberly, Idaho, assigned to PCU John F. Kennedy’s (CVN 79) medical department, administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Lt. Cmdr. George Stegeman, Kennedy’s psychological officer, during USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) joint vaccination evolution with Kennedy in Ford’s aft weapons handing area, Sept. 30, 2021. US Navy Photo
USNI News: New Navy Guidance Will Discharge Sailors Refusing COVID-19 Vaccination Without Exemption
All active-duty Navy personnel must be vaccinated by Nov. 28 or face separation, according to a Navy administrative message released Wednesday.
Any active-duty Navy service members who do not get fully vaccinated or do not have an approved or pending exemption will be processed for an honorable separation without involuntary separation, according to NAVADMIN 225/21, released by Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. William Lescher and Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. John Nowell. Service members in the Ready Reserve Navy will need to be fully vaccinated by Dec. 28.
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Update: US Navy set to boot sailors who refuse COVID vaccine (FOX News)
WNU Editor: 90 percent of active-duty US Navy personnel are currently fully vaccinated .... Hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops still unvaccinated ahead of first vaccine deadline: report (The Hill)
