8,400 military personnel will not be reinstated, despite new guidelines revoking the Covid vaccine mandate. The Department of Defense holds that the vaccine encourages “combat readiness,” although there is more evidence suggesting Covid vaccines do more harm than good.
From National File:
“The Biden administration must go further,” McCarthy said, suggesting that the new GOP-led House of Representatives will look into the mater. House Republicans threatened to vote against the bill if the mandate was left in, though they ultimately made the heavy concession of not allowing previously discharged troops to return to their posts. A top Marine Corps general recently suggested that the vaccine mandate is a driving factor behind the military’s recent recruiting woes, which has led to shortages of manpower across all branches. “Where it is having an impact for sure is on recruiting, where in parts of the country there’s still myths and misbeliefs about the back story behind it,” Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger said on Saturday.
