Veterans agency to require COVID-19 vaccinations for staff

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday said it would require its doctors and other medical staff to get COVID-19 vaccines, becoming the first federal agency to impose such a mandate. "It's the best way to keep Veterans safe, especially as the Delta variant spreads across the country," McDonough said in a press release.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday said it would require its doctors and other medical staff to get COVID-19 vaccines, becoming the first federal agency to impose such a mandate.

"It's the best way to keep Veterans safe, especially as the Delta variant spreads across the country," McDonough said in a press release. "Whenever a Veteran or VA employee sets foot in a VA facility, they deserve to know that we have done everything in our power to protect them from COVID-19. With this mandate, we can once again make - and keep - that fundamental promise."