U.S. troops are being encouraged but not required to get COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, according to a newly published memorandum.
Troops were told earlier this month in the memo, published by the military on Dec. 28, that “receipt of a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose is not mandatory.”
The memo, from Gilbert Cisneros, undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, also states that a vaccine booster shot isn’t required for a person to be considered fully vaccinated…