Headline USA Many members of the US military have openly expressed grave concerns over the mandates…
Up to 40,000 Army National Guard soldiers across the country — or about 13% of the force — have not yet gotten the mandated COVID-19 vaccine, and as the deadline for shots looms, at least 14,000 of them have flatly refused and could be forced out of the service.
Guard soldiers have until Thursday to get the vaccine. And according to data obtained by The Associated Press, between 20% to 30% of the Guard soldiers in six states are not vaccinated, along with 10% in 43 other states.
Guard leaders say states are doing all they can to pressure soldiers to get vaccinated by the deadline. And they said they will work with the roughly 7,000 who have sought exemptions, which are almost all for religious reasons.
