US supreme court rules against air force officer who refused Covid vaccine

Majority of court sides with Pentagon over challenge by lieutenant colonel who cited religious grounds for refusal to get vaccine

The supreme court has allowed the US Department of Defense to take disciplinary action against an air force lieutenant colonel who refuses to get a Covid-19 vaccine.

In a brief, two-sentence ruling on Monday, a majority of the court sided with the Pentagon. Three justices in the conservative majority - Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch - dissented.