By Dr Eddy Betterman
Several members of the military have informed Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky that they are planning to resign if the government mandates Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines for the armed forces.
In response to the objections of servicemen and women, Massie introduced HR 3860. This bill would “prohibit any mandatory requirement that a member of the Armed Forces receive a vaccination against COVID-19,” he wrote on his personal Twitter account. As of press time, HR 3860 has 23 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives, all of whom are members of the Republican Party.
Massie’s tweet received a lot of engagement. As of press time, it has over 9,000 likes. It has also spurred a lot of discussion on social media over whether members of the military should be forced to take vaccines. He also received pushback from fellow House Republicans who are in favor of vaccine mandates.
Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois accused Massie of “pandering.” He argued that people who join the military know what they are signing up for, and that the coronavirus vaccines work.
Former Rep. Denver Riggleman of Virginia tried to argue that getting vaccinated is important for maintaining military readiness.
“Military personnel are mandated to receive many vaccinates. I was jabbed dozens of times,” said Riggleman. “Sick military members affect readiness. Death doesn’t help either.”
Both Kinzinger and Riggleman served in the Air Force.
“NO ONE should be forced or coerced by ANYONE to take the COVID vaccine,” said Massie in a follow-up tweet. “The fact that policy discussions in the U.S. are centered around ‘proof of vaccine’ instead of ‘evidence of immunity’ shows that science and reason have been drummed out by politics, profits and superstition.” (Related: There’s ZERO SCIENCE to justify mandatory heart-inflaming Covid vaccines for healthy, high-fitness military members.)
Military to mandate coronavirus vaccines by September
Massie filed HR 3860 in response to a report published by the Army Times that alleged the Army is preparing its commands to administer mandatory COVID-19 vaccines as early as Sept. 1, pending full authorization of the vaccines by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The directive came from an order sent to the Army by Headquarters, Department of the Army, titled “HQDA EXORD 225-21, COVID-19 Steady State Operations.” The Army Times was able to obtain a leaked version of this order.
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