DAF COVID-19 Statistics - Dec. 7, 2021

Published Dec. 7, 2021
By Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs

WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Below are current Coronavirus Disease 2019 statistics for Department of the Air Force personnel:

DAF TOTAL STATS*
	CASES	HOSPITALIZED	RECOVERED	DEATHS
MIL	45,506	22	44,747	6
CIV	14,279	21	13,817	104
DEP	12,807	4	12,502	8
CTR	4,184	7	4,072	29
TOTAL	76,776	54	75,138	147

* These numbers include all of the cases that were reported since our last update on Nov. 30.

DAF TOTAL VACCINATED*
	ACTIVE DUTY	GUARD	RESERVE	TOTAL FORCE
% Partially Vaccinated	0.3%	1.2%	1%	0.6%
% Fully Vaccinated	97%	90.8%	90.8%	94.8%
# Unvaccinated	7,365	6,561	4,222	18,055
- # Not Started	1,549	1,694	1,111	4,261
- # Refused	1,060	1,314	860	3,234
- # Religious in Progress	4,756	3,553	2,251	10,560

DAF APPROVED EXEMPTIONS**
Medical	1,080	643	499	2,222
Administrative	161	1,405	955	2,521
Religious Accommodation	0			0

*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)

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