DAF COVID-19 Statistics - June 14, 2022

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  • By Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs Command Information

Below are current Coronavirus Disease 2019 statistics for Department of the Air Force personnel. Due to the Juneteenth holiday, the next update will be published June 28.
 

DAF TOTAL STATS
  CASES* HOSPITALIZED RECOVERED* DEATHS*
MIL** 102,515 11 99,931 16
CIV 21,689 5 21,084 109
DEP 18,770 1 18,577 8
CTR 5,799 1 5,678 32
TOTAL 148,773 18 145,270 165


* These numbers include all of the cases that were reported since our last update on June 7.
** MIL includes Active and Reserve components.
 

DAF TOTAL VACCINATED
  ACTIVE DUTY GUARD RESERVE TOTAL FORCE
% Partially Vaccinated 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1%
% Fully Vaccinated 98.6% 93.9% 95% 97.1%
 
DAF APPROVED EXEMPTIONS
Medical 331 214 164 709
Administrative 23 869 87 979

 

RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS
  MAJCOM/FLDCOM DAF/APPEALS
Pending 2,920 909
Approved 95 23
Disapproved 6,476 3,071

 
As of June 13, the Department of the Air Force has administratively separated 583 service members.
 
*Civilian statistics are unaccounted for.
**These numbers are subject to change.
 
Unvaccinated: All those who have verbally refused, have not started the vaccination process or are erroneously coded. Does not include those who have approved exemptions.

Medical: Medical exemptions are determined individually by the member’s medical provider.

Administrative: Administrative exemptions are determined individually. For example, if a member obtained a commander-approved submission for separation or retirement by Nov. 1, they are administratively exempt.

Religious Accommodation: Religious accommodations are a subset of administrative exemptions and are determined by the MAJCOM/FLDCOM commanders. The DAF has 30 business days (active component in CONUS) to process requests. Members who receive a denial of the accommodation request have five calendar days from the denial to 1) begin a COVID-19 vaccination regimen, 2) submit an appeal to the final appeal authority or 3) request to separate or retire. Appeals are determined by the DAF’s Surgeon General with inputs from the chaplain and staff judge advocate. Individuals do not have to get immunized as long as their request is in the process of being decided. 
 
Members who continue refusing to obey a lawful order to receive the COVID-19 vaccine after their accommodation request has been denied or retirement/separation has not been approved will be subject to initiation of administrative discharge proceedings.
 
Personnel Numbers (approximates):

  • 326,000 Active Component (U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force) 
  • 105,000 Air National Guard
  • 66,000 Air Force Reserve
  • 497,000 Total Force (Active Duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve)