The Pentagon on Tuesday released guidelines for how service members could request a religious exemption in lieu of getting the coronavirus vaccine. DEFENSE SECRETARY TO MANDATE COVID VACCINE FOR US MILITARY BY SEPT. 15"There is a religious exemption possibility for any mandatory vaccine, and there's a process that we go through to counsel the individual both from a medical and from a command perspective about using a religious exemption," Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said Tuesday. Kirby also said that any service member who is hesitant to receive the vaccine will receive counseling on its safety and effectiveness. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPMore than 74 percent of Navy service members have received the vaccine. The Air Force has reported a 65 percent vaccination rate, while the Army has reported 50 percent of its service members have received at least one shot in the arm.

Source: Fox News August 11, 2021 01:43 UTC