Youngkin, Virginia Republican Congressmen Call on Defense Secretary Austin to Delay COVID-19 Vaccine

Eric Burk, The Star News Network

Facing a July 1 national deadline, Governor Glenn Youngkin and Virginia’s GOP congressmen

sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on vaccine mandates. “[T]his directive will unnecessarily impact troop readiness, at a time when the Virginia National Guard has substantial deployments and as our nation enters hurricane season. These guardsmen deserve the opportunity to continue to serve, and we need them,” the letter states.