Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, left, next to CIA Director William Burns, testifies at a House Intelligence committee hearing on diversity and equity in the intelligence community on Oct. 27, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Thousands of intelligence officers could soon face dismissal for failing to comply with the U.S. government's vaccine mandate, leading to concerns from Republican lawmakers about potentially hurting agencies considered critical to national security. Haines says she doesn't anticipate the mandate affecting the mission of national security agencies. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
The Hill: House Republican says as much as 40 percent of some intel agencies remain unvaccinated
A Republican who sits on the House Intelligence Committee says, citing non-publicly disclosed data, that as much as 40 percent of some U.S. intelligence agencies remain unvaccinated against the coronavirus.
While The Associated Press noted that most intelligence agencies have reported vaccination rates that outpaced that of the U.S. population, Rep. Chris Stewart (Utah) specified in an interview published Friday that those with lower rates were more often military-affiliated. CIA Director William Burns said last week that 97 percent of the agency's officers are vaccinated.
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Update: Thousands of intel officers refusing vaccine risk dismissal (AP)
WNU Editor: If all of these intelligence officers are dismissed, I am sure it is going to severely impact national security.
3 comments:
40% wow
Auto inflected problem....The destruction of America is running fast.
"I am sure it is going to severely impact national security."
Meh, doubt it.
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