May 24, 2022
The military is only allowed to mandate vaccinations that are FDA approved, and not merely authorized for emergency use. This was widely known and contributed to the FDA’s decision to approve the COVID vaccines sooner than the original two-year waiting period.
After the FDA’s approval, in August 2021 the DoD mandated that all military personnel be vaccinated using vaccines that are fully licensed by the FDA.
However, the DoD did not exclusively use the newly approved Pfizer vaccine, named Comirnaty, but also offered the original unapproved version of Pfizer’s vaccine.
The DoD stated that the two vaccines can be used “interchangeably for the purpose of vaccinating Service members.”
This was the point that LT Bill Moseley used in his defense in front of the Navy’s administrative board hearing. Specifically, the Navy mandate was unlawful since the vaccines they were providing were not FDA approved.
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This distinction between using “authorized” vs “approved” COVID vaccines for the U.S. military was the subject of a letter from Sen. Ron Johnson to the Biden administration back in October 2021.
It remains unclear why the DoD is still offering unapproved COVID vaccines to military personnel despite it being a violation of the mandate and the military code.
(Con’t at this link)
https://americasfrontlinenews.com/post/us-navy-lieutenant-wins-battle-against-vaccine-mandate