DHS Clears Way for Coast Guard Vaccine Refusers

Coast Guard reinstated 56 members for refusing vaccine without exemption.
Reinstated members receive back pay, benefits, and revert to former ranks.
274 Coast Guard members were separated for refusing vaccine in 2025.
69 members had been reinstated before February 12, 2025.
Vaccine mandates for service members were rescinded in January 2023.
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