{"id":28984,"date":"2021-07-01T19:55:21","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T19:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/07\/01\/prepare-for-mandatory-covid-vaccines-in-september-army-tells-commands\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:25:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:25:05","slug":"prepare-for-mandatory-covid-vaccines-in-september-army-tells-commands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2021\/07\/01\/prepare-for-mandatory-covid-vaccines-in-september-army-tells-commands\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepare for mandatory COVID vaccines in September, Army tells commands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army has directed commands to prepare to administer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/06\/18\/cnp-covid-vaccines-likely-to-become-mandatory-soon\/\" target=\"_blank\">mandatory COVID-19 vaccines<\/a> as early as Sept. 1, pending full Food and Drug Administration licensure, Army Times has learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The directive came from an execute order sent to the force by Department of the Army Headquarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Army Times obtained a portion of a recent update to HQDA EXORD 225-21, COVID-19 Steady State Operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCommanders will continue COVID-19 vaccination operations and prepare for a directive to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for service members [on or around] 01 September 2021, pending full FDA licensure,\u201d the order said. \u201cCommands will be prepared to provide a backbrief on servicemember vaccination status and way ahead for completion once the vaccine is mandated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/07\/01\/va-may-force-employees-to-get-covid-vaccines\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Needle.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">VA may force employees to get COVID vaccines<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Department officials are checking on the legality of mandatory vaccinations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EXORDS are utilized when the president directs the defense secretary to execute a military operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs a matter of policy we do not comment on leaked documents. The vaccine continues to be voluntary,\u201d said Maj. Jackie Wren, an Army spokesperson. \u201cIf we are directed by DoD to change our posture, we are prepared to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon has not put out any guidance to the services to prepare for a mandatory vaccine roll-out in September, a defense official separately told Army Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was not immediately clear whether the vaccines would even be approved in time for a Sept. 1 mandatory rollout. And an FDA spokesperson did not have an exact timeline available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u201dtimelines for vaccine approval may vary depending on a number of factors, but as Pfizer<a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pfizer.com%2Fnews%2Fpress-release%2Fpress-release-detail%2Fpfizer-and-biontech-initiate-rolling-submission-biologics&#038;data=04%7C01%7Cdavis.winkie%40militarytimes.com%7Ca1fdca94cc4049c6c57808d93cc4b4d1%7C1d5c96e57ee2446dbed8d0f8c50edea5%7C1%7C1%7C637607637848071266%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&#038;sdata=g0rNXFOlEgGvKYt8uWYLAGzw%2FkvF%2Bo1RgMtYtcS%2Ft8k%3D&#038;reserved=0\"> <\/a>and Moderna announced, they have initiated rolling submissions of their biologics license applications for their COVID-19 vaccines,\u201d said Alison Hunt, an FDA spokesperson. \u201cAs a general matter, FDA cannot comment on particular applications.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the companies finish collecting biologics license application data on their vaccines, the FDA will take 60 days to review the applications for full approval, in accordance with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/files\/drugs\/published\/Expedited-Programs-for-Serious-Conditions-Drugs-and-Biologics.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">agency\u2019s guidelines<\/a> for priority review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army currently has around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/06\/30\/the-navy-is-the-service-most-vaccinated-against-covid-19-the-marine-corps-is-the-least\/\">70 percent<\/a> of its force vaccinated against the coronavirus, according to Army Lt. 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Ronald Place, director of the Defense Health Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, demand for the vaccine has fallen off in recent months across the military, roughly following a similar drop in demand among the American people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2021\/07\/01\/va-may-force-employees-to-get-covid-vaccines\/\">Veterans Affairs administration<\/a> is currently weighing a plan to require all VA staffers to receive the vaccine, amid growing worry worldwide about the more severe Delta variant of the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/06\/18\/cnp-covid-vaccines-likely-to-become-mandatory-soon\/\">Navy also recently told<\/a> sailors to expect a mandatory vaccination program despite having the highest vaccine acceptance rate thus far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Military Times Pentagon 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