The Pentagon’s oversight committee will investigate the hospitalization of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
The Inspector General of the Pentagon declared that it will conduct a review of the roles, processes, and actions involved in the matter. for Covid-19 is a reminder that vaccinated people can still contract the virus, but it also highlights the importance of being fully vaccinated
Lloyd Austin, the Secretary of Defense, being hospitalized for Covid-19 serves as a reminder that even vaccinated individuals can still become infected. However, it also emphasizes the criticality of being fully vaccinated.
The information remained undisclosed, even to the White House, for several days.
The review will assess the adequacy and timeliness of the Defense Department’s protocols for notifying when the defense secretary has delegated authorities.
During the previous week, Austin and top officials at the Pentagon received backlash for not revealing his hospitalization for multiple days, even to the acting deputy secretary of defense who assumed his responsibilities. This included a span of time where he was in the intensive care unit.
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