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Monday, 27 January 2025

It Was Nice To See President Trump's Plan To Reinstate Unvaccinated Military Personnel

“It was very unfortunate, that from the beginning, what was presented to us by public health officials was a picture of great certainty…But the reality was that there were extremely important unknowns. We entered a situation where essentially the stakes became too high to later present that uncertainty to people...I think that's what set us off on the wrong foot. Public officials should have been a lot more forthright about the gaps in our knowledge.”

- Dr. Peter Doshi, an associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and senior editor at The BMJ.

Donald Trump plans to reinstate all military personnell who were let go due to their refusal to take COVID-19 shots, which represents approximately 8000 people. Although President Trump supported the use of COVID vaccines, he was steadfast in his belief that when it comes to such medical interventions, freedom of choice must always remain.


“I will reinstate any service members who were unjustly expelled from our military for objecting to the COVID vaccine mandate with full back pay… And I will sign an order to stop our warriors from being subjected to radical political theories and social experiments while on duty.”

White House officials have not said when the executive order regarding military COVID vaccines might be signed.

Trump’s comments echo those made by his Defense Secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth. He said the members would be “apologized to” and “reinstituted with pay and rank.”

Strong supporters of mandatory COVID vaccination would say that choice always remained, but that’s ridiculous. Being threatened with the loss of your job and the ability to put food on the table does not represent free choice, and we’ve seen nurses in some parts of the world, for example, who have also been given back their jobs with back pay....<<<Read More>>>...