Over 23,500 airmen and guardians say no to COVID vaccines as final deadline passes

By Rachel S. Cohen 

Capt. Greg Flis, a 103rd Medical Group nurse practitioner, draws Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, Conn., Dec. 30, 2020. The deadline for Air Force Guardsmen and Reservists to complete a one- or two-dose vaccine regimen passed Dec. 2. (Staff Sgt. Steven Tucker/Air National Guard)

Nearly 95% of airmen and guardians — about 473,000 people — are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, the Department of the Air Force announced Friday.

About 23,500 troops remained completely unprotected as of 8 a.m. Friday, more than half of whom belong to the Air Force Reserve or Air National Guard. That accounts for around one in every 20 people in the department.

Nearly twice as many Guard and Reserve airmen are unvaccinated than in the active duty component, 14,500 to 8,800. This is the first time the Air Force has released holistic data on its effort to inoculate the department of about 501,000 uniformed members……more here

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