FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
“Wearing our country’s uniform does not mean our servicemembers sign away the right to make personal medical decisions. An individual’s health care decisions should never be mandated by the Federal government. Secretary Austin’s recommendation requiring all active-duty servicemembers receive the COVID vaccine is an affront to the rule of law and right to privacy.
No one is above the law, not even the Secretary of Defense. And in this case, the law is clear. Unless the vaccine goes through the entire Food and Drug Administration’s approval process, it cannot be required for our troops. If President Biden wants to bypass his own Administration and approve the vaccine—that is his decision. Absent this or full approval from the FDA, however, the vaccine cannot be required.”
Last week, Rep. Green led 15 Members of Congress in sending a letter urging Secretary Austin reconsider a vaccine mandate for active-duty troops.
###
