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Pentagon says all civilian workers must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19

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WASHINGTON - All civilians who work for the Defense Department and the military services must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by Nov.

22, under new guidelines released Monday.A memo signed by Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks on Friday said the new mandate is in line with the presidential directive issued last month requiring federal agencies to implement vaccine requirements."Vaccinating (department) civilian employees against COVID-19 will save lives and allow for the defense of our Nation," said Hicks. "Thank you for your focus on this critical mission."The memo lays out a schedule for the two-shot and one-shot vaccines.FILE - Nurse administers a COVID-19 vaccine. RELATED: Southwest Airlines requiring all employees to get COVID-19.

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