* More than 800,000 service members out of around 1.4 million still need to get their shots, according to Pentagon data
* Of active duty forces, 68 percent are fully vaccinated and 76 percent have at least one dose
* The Army has the lowest vaccination rate, where 40% are fully vaccinated and 57% have one dose
* Kirby said the goal was to get the force inoculated 'as soon as possible' but did not lay out a timeline
All US service members must get their Covid-19 vaccine as soon as possible now that the Pfizer-BioNTech jab is fully approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
More than 800,000 service members out of around 1.4 million still need to get their shots, according to Pentagon data.
Those who haven't gotten a shot face a wide range of punishments if they don't, with the most severe being an investigation and court martial.
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