More than 800 Marines discharged for refusing COVID-19 vaccine

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More than 800 active-duty Marines, which amounts to less than 1% of the total force, have now been discharged from the service for refusing the coronavirus vaccine.

The Marines announced in their latest update, published Thursday, that 96% of its active-duty service members are fully vaccinated, with an additional percentage of troops having been partially vaccinated, and 873 active-duty members have been discharged for not getting the vaccine.

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