US Army starts kicking out COVID-19 vaccine refusers after over 3,000 soldiers got in trouble for not getting the shots

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The US Army will begin separating soldiers who refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccine in accordance with a new directive announced by Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth on Wednesday. 

The order to commanders to begin involuntary separation of unvaccinated soldiers applies to all regular Army soldiers, as well as cadets and active-duty reservists, who do not have an accepted or pending exemption request, according to an Army statement.

The Army has already issued 3,073 general officer written reprimands for vaccine refusers and relieved six Army leaders of command, including two battalion commanders; however, no soldier had been discharged from the Army for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine as of January 26. 

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