"(On August 24 ...before that day’s proceedings were set to begin, Gates made a shocking statement to the Office of Military Commissions.He said he was not vaccinated against Covid-19and that he believed he caught the virus from another inmate at Guantanamo Bay. The military, however, doubted Gates and David Baluarte’s sincerity and tested Gates using every known Covid-19 test to determine whether he was actually ill. All tests came back negative. Two naval physicians gave Gates a clean bill of health, and Vice Adm. Hannink said the tribunal will resume Tuesday."