Spokesman.com: Biden directs Pentagon to plan for mandatory COVID-19 vaccines
President Joe Biden on Thursday said he was taking the first step toward making the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for members of the military .
“Since many vaccinations are required for active-duty military today, I’m asking the Defense Department to look into how and when they will add COVID-19 to the list of vaccinations our armed forces must get,” Biden said in an address from the White House.
Service members already are required to get as many as 17 vaccines, depending on where they are based around the world.
They include inoculations against measles, mumps, diphtheria, hepatitis, smallpox and the flu.
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