Biden Orders VA To Withhold Health Benefits From Unvaccinated Veterans | News Break

By Ricardo Paye

delawareohionews.com

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President Joe Biden has ordered the Department of Veterans Affairs to withhold healthcare benefits from unvaccinated veterans as part of an aggressive new initiative to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning November 1st, any veteran seeking medical care at a VA facility must have had at least one shot of the...

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