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Denying to take Covid-19 vaccine, Navy commander fired from his job

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A Navy commander on a ship’s leadership team was fired on Friday after he refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine and refused testing for the virus, the first member of the sea service to be punished for refusing to comply with COVID-19 rules.

Commander Lucian Kins was relieved of his duties as second in command of the destroyer USS Winston Churchill because the head of Naval Surface Squadron 14, Capt. Ken Anderson, lost confidence in Kins’ ability to perform his duties, according to Navy spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Jason Fischer. Fischer declined to give the precise reason why Kins was fired, citing privacy concerns.

Other officials said Kins refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine, refused testing for the virus and had applied for a religious exemption to the Pentagon’s vaccine mandate. That request was denied, although Kins is reportedly appealing the decision, according to a report from Stars and Stripes.

Navy personnel had until late November to comply with the Department of Defense COVID-19 vaccine requirement or request exemptions. No religious exceptions  have been given by any branch of the military services despite thousands of applications from service members.

Fisher said Kins has been reassigned to the staff of Naval Surface Squadron 14.

Attempts to reach Kins were unsuccessful on Monday.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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