The U.S. Marine Corps is set to have the worst vaccination record among military branches, with up to 10,000 active duty personnel set to miss the service's Nov. 28 deadline, the Washington Post reported on Sunday.
At least 94% of Marines have already met President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine requirements or are on track, but for those 10,000 it is too late to start and complete the vaccination process by the deadline.Register now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.comThe Marine Corps, which is the least-populous branch of the U.S. military, is overseen by the Department of the Navy which also runs the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard. The Navy has the highest vaccination rate within the military; 99.7%.
At least 97% of active duty personnel within the Department of the Air Force, which oversees the U.S. Air Force and Space Force, had been vaccinated by the department's Nov. 3 deadline. Around 95% or Army personnel have received at least one dose of the vaccine. The branch is the largest within the military and has the latest deadline for active duty personnel; Dec. 15.
Biden announced in September policies requiring most federal employees, contractors, and health workers to get vaccinated and for employees of large private businesses to get vaccinated or tested as the more easily transmitted Delta variant of the virus spreads. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show that COVID-19 has so far killed over 770,000 people in the U.S.
Nearly 60% of adult Americans - some 195.7 million people - are considered fully vaccinated yet after about two months of declining infections, the United States has reported daily increases for the past two weeks, driven by Delta and people spending more time indoors due to colder weather.Reporting by Ahmed Aboulenein Editing by Raissa KasolowskySubscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.
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