DAF COVID-19 Statistics - Jan. 18, 2022

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  • By Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs
Below are current Coronavirus Disease 2019 statistics for Department of the Air Force personnel:
 
DAF TOTAL STATS
  CASES HOSPITALIZED RECOVERED DEATHS
MIL 57,095 27 48,667 6
CIV 16,763 25 14,689 105
DEP 14,247 5 13,179 8
CTR 4,671 9 4,301 29
TOTAL 92,776 66 80,836 148

* These numbers include all of the cases that were reported since our last update on Jan. 11.
 
DAF TOTAL VACCINATED
  ACTIVE DUTY GUARD RESERVE TOTAL FORCE
% Partially Vaccinated 0.2% 0.5% 0.5% 0.3%
% Fully Vaccinated 97.5% 92.3% 92.2% 95.7%
 
DAF APPROVED EXEMPTIONS
Medical 779 497 336 1,612
Administrative 81 1,714 332 2,127
 
RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS
  MAJCOM/FLDCOM DAF/APPEALS
Pending 2,119 222
Approved 0 0
Disapproved 2,623 282
 
As of Jan. 18, the Air Force has administratively separated 100 active duty Airmen.
 
*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. 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. 
 
Personnel Numbers (approximates):
  • 326,000 Active Component (U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force) 
  • 107,000 Air National Guard
  • 68,000 Air Force Reserve
  • 501,000 Total Force (Active Duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve)