WASHINGTON (Great Lakes News) – The United States Army is starting the process of complying with the Secretary of Defense’s order which requires service members to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Army expects all active duty soldiers to be fully vaccinated by Dec. 15.

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Reserve and National Guard units must receive the shot by June 30, 2022.