USA: Congress repeals the obligation of the military to be vaccinated

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This provision was added to the bill despite opposition from Democratic President Joe Biden and is seen as a major victory for Republicans, who have threatened to vote against the defense budget if their demand is not met.

The US Congress on Thursday finally approved with a vote in the Senate the pharaonic defense budget of 858 billion dollars, a text that also includes the abolition of the obligation of the military to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

This provision was added to the bill despite opposition from Democratic President Joe Biden and is seen as a major victory for Republicans, who have threatened to vote against the defense budget if their demand is not met.

The failure to vaccinate service members had led to the removal of about 8,000 members from the ranks of the US armed forces, according to the Pentagon.

This health restriction, one of the last still in force in the US, was intended, always according to the Pentagon, to protect the health and fitness of members of the US military.

The text, which guarantees the funding of the armed forces in the fiscal year 2023, has already been approved by the House of Representatives and therefore simply remains to be signed by the president.

It includes provisions for $10 billion in military aid and new arms sales to Taiwan, among other things.

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