Tuesday 4 October 2022 03:54 PM No one asked if we'd had our COVID shot during Hurricane Ian, says unvaxxed ... trends now
A second unvaccinated US coast guardsman has lamented how no one asked if he or others had had the shot before they were drafted in to save lives in Hurricane Ian despite the fact they now face losing their jobs over it.
Chad Watson appeared on Fox on Tuesday morning, as rescue swimmer Zach Loesch - a hero who was personally thanked by Biden for his hurricane efforts - faced losing his job.
Watson said he served in the coast guard for 18 years - two years short of qualifying for retirement - but now he faces termination because he continues to refuse the shot.
Watson scoffed when asked how many people had asked him if he was vaccinated before he was drafted in to help with the Ian recovery efforts, replying: 'None.'
In July, the US Army fired 60,000 unvaccinated soldiers. There remains 19,000 unvaccinated members of the Armed Forces, including in the Coast Guard, who risk losing their jobs too.
Chad Watson appeared on Fox and Friends on Tuesday morning, as rescue swimmer Zach Loesch - a hero who was personally thanked by Biden for his hurricane efforts - faced losing his job
In a press release, Biden said of Loesch: 'I told him how proud of him I was and thanked him for all the work he and his Coasties are doing to save lives'
Aviation Survival Technician Second Class Zach Loesch pictured on the phone with President Joe Biden on Saturday
The military branch with the most unvaccinated members if the US Marine Corps with 8,913, followed by the Air Force with 3,955, then the Navy, 2,623, the branch with the fewest unvaccinated members if the US Army with 1,337
Watson and others say it's unfair when the pandemic has been declared over, and when they are refusing the shot on religious grounds.
He said he wants to keep his job, but isn't prepared to get the shot.
'My faith and my beliefs are more important... I'd really like to keep doing this job. It has a direct impact on the people we encounter,' he said.
'Well, it doesn't change the
