Navy says sailors who decline vaccine cannot resume normal life Jamie McIntyre © Provided by Washington Examiner DOD header 2020 TURNING UP THE PRESSURE: Life is about to get easier for some hundreds of thousands of naval personnel who have been voluntarily vaccinated against COVID-19, while refuseniks in the fleet will continue to contend with continued restrictions on their freedom of movement and access to facilities. Because the vaccines for COVID have been approved under an emergency use authorization, they have not been mandated by the Pentagon, although it’s clear ...