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Pentagon Advises Booster Shots as COVID Surge over Holidays

The Department of Defense has recommended COVID-19 booster shots for anyone who is eligible as the latest variant of the disease has swept across the U.S., sidelined a Navy ship and infected staff members.

The latest guidance published Tuesday says those at least 18 years old who have completed an initial vaccination should consider the additional shot -- though, for now, it is not mandatory. That means all service members, civilian workers and dependents, according to the memo signed by Gil Cisneros, the under secretary of personnel and readiness.

The vast majority of troops are now vaccinated against the coronavirus following an order by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in August. Nearly 1.6 million are fully vaccinated with the required one or two shots of approved vaccines, according to the latest figures published by the department.

But the highly contagious Omicron variant and persistent Delta variant have pushed average daily cases in the U.S. over 243,000, which is a 105% increase over the past two weeks, according to detailed tracking by The New York Times.



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