[suthener]

“I think it’s safe to assume all the pilots are vaccinated.”
“It’s not safe to assume that at all.”

I think a 90 something percent vaccination rate qualifies for making an assumption.

“He added that 99 percent of sailors have received the vaccine, followed by 97 percent of the Air Force, 93 percent of the Marine Corps and that the Army “also is in the 90th percentile.”

https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2021-11-02/how-the-military-is-handling-troops-who-refuse-coronavirus-vaccines

[T.B. Yoits]

I wouldn't believe the published numbers from the government, much less US News. They've already been caught lying by excluding how many had waivers pending review.

As I said, pilots aren't going to take experimental treatments because if they can't pass a Class 1 physical, they're done flying commercially. Most pilots don't want to do anything else but fly.

I witnessed entire squadrons refuse the Anthrax shots because of the risk.