Nearly 40% of Marines have declined Covid-19 vaccine

[shockedcanadian]

To each their own. Can't say I blame them at this point.

Nearly 40% of Marines have declined Covid-19 vaccine

Nearly 40% of US Marines are declining Covid-19 vaccinations, according to data provided to CNN on Friday by the service, the first branch to disclose service-wide numbers on acceptance and declination.

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Washington (CNN)Nearly 40% of US Marines are declining Covid-19 vaccinations, according to data provided to CNN on Friday by the service, the first branch to disclose service-wide numbers on acceptance and declination.
As of Thursday, approximately 75,500 Marines have received vaccines, including fully vaccinated and partially vaccinated service men and women. About 48,000 Marines have chosen not to receive vaccines, for a declination rate of 38.9%.
CNN has reached out to the other services for acceptance and declination rates.
The corresponding acceptance rate for vaccinations among Marines -- 61.1% -- is not far off the military estimate of two-thirds, or about 66%.


Another 102,000 Marines have not yet been offered the vaccines. The total number of Marines includes active-duty, reserves and Individual Mobilization Augmentee Marines.
The declination rate at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, one of the prominent Marine Corps bases, was far higher, at 57%, according to another set of data provided to CNN. Of 26,400 Marines who have been offered vaccinations, 15,100 have chosen not to receive them, a number that includes both II Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installation East -- Camp Lejeune. Another 11,500 active-duty Marines are scheduled to be offered the vaccines.

 

[rightwinger]

They should either force them to get vaccinated or resign.

They have no right to choose to infect fellow Marines

 

[shockedcanadian]

They should either force them to get vaccinated or resign.

They have no right to choose to infect fellow Marines

Millions of people. Billions around the world haven't had the vaccine, what of them?

 

[rightwinger]

They should either force them to get vaccinated or resign.

They have no right to choose to infect fellow Marines

Millions of people. Billions around the world haven't had the vaccine, what of them?

We only have control over ourselves.

Soldiers and sailors are forced to get all other vaccines
They should be required to get COVID shots

 

[Pete7469]

The stupid vaccine doesn't even prevent infection. It's a waste of time. Just get the bug naturally, fight it off and get back on with your life. The Dempanic hype will die down soon enough.

 

[JoeMoma]

A 20 something man or woman that is in good shape shouldn't need the vaccine.

 

[Darkwind]

They should either force them to get vaccinated or resign.

They have no right to choose to infect fellow Marines

Spoken like the tin dictator you are.

 

[rightwinger]

They should either force them to get vaccinated or resign.

They have no right to choose to infect fellow Marines

Spoken like the tin dictator you are.

Welcome to the Marines son!

 

[rightwinger]

A 20 something man or woman that is in good shape shouldn't need the vaccine.

A small percentage may die
Some may spread it to the rest of the Troop and destroy readiness.

Why risk it?

 

[Darkwind]

They should either force them to get vaccinated or resign.

They have no right to choose to infect fellow Marines

Spoken like the tin dictator you are.

Welcome to the Marines son!

how would you know what it is like in the Marines? I highly doubt you have ever served anyone or anything but yourself.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

The military apparently learned their lesson with the anthrax vaccines back in the 90s.

 

[JustAGuy1]

Washington (CNN)Nearly 40% of US Marines are declining Covid-19 vaccinations, according to data provided to CNN on Friday by the service, the first branch to disclose service-wide numbers on acceptance and declination.
As of Thursday, approximately 75,500 Marines have received vaccines, including fully vaccinated and partially vaccinated service men and women. About 48,000 Marines have chosen not to receive vaccines, for a declination rate of 38.9%.
CNN has reached out to the other services for acceptance and declination rates.
The corresponding acceptance rate for vaccinations among Marines -- 61.1% -- is not far off the military estimate of two-thirds, or about 66%.


Another 102,000 Marines have not yet been offered the vaccines. The total number of Marines includes active-duty, reserves and Individual Mobilization Augmentee Marines.
The declination rate at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, one of the prominent Marine Corps bases, was far higher, at 57%, according to another set of data provided to CNN. Of 26,400 Marines who have been offered vaccinations, 15,100 have chosen not to receive them, a number that includes both II Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installation East -- Camp Lejeune. Another 11,500 active-duty Marines are scheduled to be offered the vaccines.


US military says a third of troops opt out of being vaccinated, but the numbers suggest it's more
"We fully understand that widespread acceptance of the Covid-19 vaccine provides us with the best means to defeat the pandemic. The key to addressing the pandemic is building vaccine confidence," Marine Corps spokeswoman Col. Kelly Frushour told CNN in a statement.
Frushour said there are a number of potential reasons a Marine may choose not to receive a vaccine, including allowing others to receive it first, waiting until it becomes mandatory, getting it through other channels or being allergic to the vaccine.
"Service members who decline one day can change their mind and become vaccinated when next the opportunity presents itself," she said.
CNN reported last month that the rejection rate for vaccination among service members may be close to 50%, a number notably higher than the 33% figure defense officials have used publicly.
The military cannot make the vaccines mandatory now because they have only emergency use authorizations from the Food and Drug Administration, meaning service members who are required to receive a series of other vaccinations have the option of declining shots to protect against Covid-19.
Officials say most of the vaccine hesitancy stems from concerns about the speed at which the vaccines were developed and fears over long-term effects.
The Defense Department has approximately 2.2 million service members operating around the globe. For every 10 percentage point drop in the acceptance rate, that's 220,000 individuals opting not to receive vaccines, a number potentially large enough to affect force readiness. Last year, the military experienced a handful of high-profile Covid outbreaks, including one aboard an aircraft carrier deployed in the Pacific.
Last month, a group of Democratic lawmakers called on President Joe Biden to issue a "waiver of informed consent" to make getting vaccinated against Covid-19 mandatory for all US military service members, writing in a letter that "disinformation and vaccine skepticism" are influencing service members to opt out of being vaccinated.

Nearly 40% of Marines have declined Covid-19 vaccine

Nearly 40% of US Marines are declining Covid-19 vaccinations, according to data provided to CNN on Friday by the service, the first branch to disclose service-wide numbers on acceptance and declination.

www.cnn.com

People are waking up.
http://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/der...ticle_organicsidebar_expansion&obOrigUrl=true

 

[Rambunctious]

A lot of the refusal to vaccinate are from people that have already survived covid and now carry antibodies....covid ran through the Corps a year ago....

 

[harmonica]

..I was in for 8 years...most in the military are youngsters--they don't need it for themselves

 

[Flash]

I got the vaccine because of my age. However, if I was young military age I would decline.

 

[Moonglow]

I saw people get really sick when they gave them flu shots at the beginning of basic.

 

[rightwinger]

..I was in for 8 years...most in the military are youngsters--they don't need it for themselves

Do you know what underlying conditions they have?
Why risk it?

 

[ColonelAngus]

Marines are not soy boy faggots.

 

[tyroneweaver]

Washington (CNN)Nearly 40% of US Marines are declining Covid-19 vaccinations, according to data provided to CNN on Friday by the service, the first branch to disclose service-wide numbers on acceptance and declination.
As of Thursday, approximately 75,500 Marines have received vaccines, including fully vaccinated and partially vaccinated service men and women. About 48,000 Marines have chosen not to receive vaccines, for a declination rate of 38.9%.
CNN has reached out to the other services for acceptance and declination rates.
The corresponding acceptance rate for vaccinations among Marines -- 61.1% -- is not far off the military estimate of two-thirds, or about 66%.


Another 102,000 Marines have not yet been offered the vaccines. The total number of Marines includes active-duty, reserves and Individual Mobilization Augmentee Marines.
The declination rate at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, one of the prominent Marine Corps bases, was far higher, at 57%, according to another set of data provided to CNN. Of 26,400 Marines who have been offered vaccinations, 15,100 have chosen not to receive them, a number that includes both II Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installation East -- Camp Lejeune. Another 11,500 active-duty Marines are scheduled to be offered the vaccines.
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US military says a third of troops opt out of being vaccinated, but the numbers suggest it's more
"We fully understand that widespread acceptance of the Covid-19 vaccine provides us with the best means to defeat the pandemic. The key to addressing the pandemic is building vaccine confidence," Marine Corps spokeswoman Col. Kelly Frushour told CNN in a statement.
Frushour said there are a number of potential reasons a Marine may choose not to receive a vaccine, including allowing others to receive it first, waiting until it becomes mandatory, getting it through other channels or being allergic to the vaccine.
"Service members who decline one day can change their mind and become vaccinated when next the opportunity presents itself," she said.
CNN reported last month that the rejection rate for vaccination among service members may be close to 50%, a number notably higher than the 33% figure defense officials have used publicly.
The military cannot make the vaccines mandatory now because they have only emergency use authorizations from the Food and Drug Administration, meaning service members who are required to receive a series of other vaccinations have the option of declining shots to protect against Covid-19.
Officials say most of the vaccine hesitancy stems from concerns about the speed at which the vaccines were developed and fears over long-term effects.
The Defense Department has approximately 2.2 million service members operating around the globe. For every 10 percentage point drop in the acceptance rate, that's 220,000 individuals opting not to receive vaccines, a number potentially large enough to affect force readiness. Last year, the military experienced a handful of high-profile Covid outbreaks, including one aboard an aircraft carrier deployed in the Pacific.
Last month, a group of Democratic lawmakers called on President Joe Biden to issue a "waiver of informed consent" to make getting vaccinated against Covid-19 mandatory for all US military service members, writing in a letter that "disinformation and vaccine skepticism" are influencing service members to opt out of being vaccinated.

Nearly 40% of Marines have declined Covid-19 vaccine

Nearly 40% of US Marines are declining Covid-19 vaccinations, according to data provided to CNN on Friday by the service, the first branch to disclose service-wide numbers on acceptance and declination.

www.cnn.com

People are waking up.
The passenger in Floyd's car plans to plead the Fifth. His testimony could be key for the defense.

im surprised they're not forced to

 

[whitehall]

I didn't know that declining a shot was an option in the Marines. From my personal experience you were ordered to show up at the site and Corpsmen were there with the needles and it didn't matter what the issue was. I recall getting sick immediately from a flu shot administered with the "gun". Do they still use that thing?