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W.S.B. In Atlanta, Georgia, the phone number is 877-97-37-37-37-4-25. Breaking News. In Middle Georgia, a federal judge has just enjoined the Department of Defense from the vaccine mandate.

Let me just read you parts of this.

Relying on the protections of the First Amendment, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act,

and the Administrative Procedure Act plaintiff, a U.S. Air Force officer seeks a preliminary

injunction to protect her from the military's mandatory COVID-19 vaccine requirements.

Although the Air Force claims to provide a religious exemption, it proved to be nothing more than a chaotic quest for plaintiff because it was, by all accounts, accounts theater despite thousands of requests for religious

exemption the Air Force hadn't granted a single one of them when plaintiff filed her complaint

why because until two weeks ago apparently no religious exemption from a COVID-19 vaccine was

compatible with military service.

Now here's some background from the judge. This again, his preliminary injunction. This is breaking news. It was released just a few minutes ago.

In response to a topic that needs no introduction, the Secretary of the United States Department of Defense, Lloyd Austin, defendant herein, issued a mandate for all service members of the armed forces under Department of Defense Authority on active duty or in ready reserve to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

For years, the Air Force, along with other military departments, has enacted and enforced mandatory policies designed to prevent the spread of infectious disease.

However, the applicable Air Force policy, Air Force Instruction, AFI 48-110, contains language that carves out medical exemptions for compliance due to, quote,

evidence of immunity based on serological tests, documented infections, or other circumstances.

Even though the specific medical exemption exists, the Department of Defense military mandate states that,

quote, those with previous COVID-19 infections are not considered fully vaccinated.

Interestingly, the Department of Defense Military mandate exempts service members who are

actively participating in COVID-19 clinical trials from mandatory vaccination until the trial

is complete.

On September 3rd, 2021, the Secretary of the Air Force issued a mandate requiring all active duty service members of the Air Force unless exempted to be fully vaccinated.

For more than 25 years, plaintiff has served as an officer in the Air Force with an unblemished disciplinary record.

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