Rachel Pannett

In a statement, Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth described the action as necessary for Army readiness, adding that “unvaccinated soldiers present risk to the force.”

Unvaccinated adults were 23 times more likely to be hospitalized with the coronavirus than those with booster shots when the omicron variant was widespread, according to a new study focused on Los Angeles County.

Moderna’s vaccine, now known as Spikevax, was previously available under emergency use authorization.

Six senior health-care workers were fired by a New Jersey hospital system after they failed to comply with an order to get vaccinated by the end of June.