great question; >[The Biden administration organized a COVID-19 vaccine site for incoming Afghan refugees..According to the outlet, White House officials have said the refugees are required to receive a vaccination when they enter the US, but Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and US Northern Command said on Friday the vaccines were not mandatory for entering evacuees. "They are not mandatory," he said during the press conference. "We see many of them are taking the vaccine if they have not already had it." ](https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-administration-vaccinating-afghan-refugees-arriving-in-the-us-2021-8) [U.N. sees massive drop in COVID vaccinations in Afghanistan after Taliban takeover ](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/un-sees-massive-drop-covid-vaccinations-afghanistan-after-taliban-takeover-2021-08-25/) [**Only about 5 percent of Afghanistan's population has been vaccinated against COVID-19**, and global health advocates are concerned about the impact the Taliban takeover will have on the country's health system. Since the Taliban seized power on Aug. 15, coronavirus testing and vaccinations have plummeted, according to the World Health Organization’s representative in Afghanistan. Test rates last week declined by 77 percent in both public and private laboratories, and vaccinations fell 80 percent, according to UNICEF.](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/569758-us-opens-covid-19-vaccination-sites-for-afghan-arrivals)