The Air Force on Tuesday granted the first round of religious exemptions to the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Air Force granted eight religious accommodations and one religious accommodation appeal, Air Force spokesperson Ann Stefanek told the Daily Caller.
A total of 5,786 members have submitted religious accommodation requests, 3,665 of which have been denied.
“The Department of the Air Force determined the service members’ accommodations could be supported with no impact to mission readiness,” Stefanek said in a statement.
As previously reported by Human Events News, the Department of Defense announced in August that all service members would be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Air Force followed, mandating the vaccine in early September 2021.
