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In letters to the governors, Austin declined, and said that the coronavirus “takes our service members out of the fight, temporarily or permanently, and jeopardizes our ability to meet mission requirements.” He said Guard troops must either get the vaccine or lose their Guard status.
Army Guard troops risk dismissal as vaccine deadline looms →
"Nothing is more important to me or to this department than the health and well-being of our service members, the civilian workforce and [Department of Defense] families," Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said in a statement released after the Supreme Court's ruling was released. "The department is examining this decision closely and evaluating our policies to ensure we continue to provide seamless access to reproductive health care as permitted by federal law."
