US air force discharges 27 service members for refusing Covid vaccine

The members were in their first term of enlistment and are believed to be the first to be removed for defying order

The US air force has discharged 27 people for refusing to get the Covid-19 vaccine, making them what officials believe are the first service members to be removed for disobeying the mandate.

The air force gave its forces until 2 November to get the vaccine and thousands have either refused or sought an exemption. The air force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek said Monday that these were the first airmen to be administratively discharged for reasons involving the vaccine.

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Source: The Guardian