House GOPers Express Concern as Intelligence Agencies May Dismiss Thousands of Unvaccinated Officers
Several Republican lawmakers expressed concerns over personnel
shortages among the intelligence community as
thousands of secret service officers may leave their jobs due to
mandatory vaccination.
The administration’s recent actions to boost vaccinations among civil servants and military personnel across the US have been met with stiff
resistance, with many employees opting to
resign instead. According to the Military Times,
8,500 members of the US Air Force
failed to meet the November 22 vaccination deadline.
Despite the fact that vaccination rates appeared to be higher than in the rest of the US (97 percent in CIA) and it is believed that many officers will meet the deadline set, some key national security-related agencies
may face understaffing.
According to Republican congressman Chris Stewart, several agencies had between 20 and 40 percent of their officers still
unvaccinated.
