Pentagon halts plan to give COVID vaccine to alleged 9/11 mastermind, Gitmo detainees

The Pentagon officially hit pause on a plan to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to prisoners held at the US military facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

“No Guantanamo detainees have been vaccinated. We’re pausing the plan to move forward, as we review force protection protocols. We remain committed to our obligations to keep our troops safe,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said in a tweet Saturday.

The issue came to wide public attention after The Post reported that some of the most infamous terrorists in the world incarcerated there would begin receiving...