Mon Feb 20, 2023 – 2:12 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) – The U.S. Navy has reversed its former policy requiring commanders to consider the COVID-19 vaccination status of sailors when making deployment decisions.
The previous policy mandating consideration of vaccine status had been in place for more than a year.
New “standard operation guidance” issued by the Navy “rescinds and replaces … the requirement that all personnel assigned to operational Navy units be fully vaccinated against COVID-19,” as well as “the COVID-19 vaccination requirement for Department of the Navy Service members.”
“Commanders should seek advice from medical providers regarding medical readiness of personnel to inform deployment and other operational mission decisions. COVID-19 vaccination status shall not be a consideration in assessing individual service member suitability for deployment or other operational missions,” continued the statement.
“Under no circumstances shall a Commander mandate that any Navy Service member receive the COVID-19 vaccination,” emphasized the guidance from the Secretary of the Navy.
“I would tell you that we will continue to monitor very closely our fleet concentration areas with respect to COVID levels … particularly if there’s a new strain of COVID, we want to make sure that we have
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