Defendants' Appendix to Opposition to Motion for a Class-Wide Preliminary Injunction — Navy SEALs 1-26

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Defendants' appendix to their opposition to plaintiffs' motion for a class-wide preliminary injunction in NAVY SEALS 1-26 against Lloyd J. Austin, III, United States Secretary of Defense, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Case No. 4:21-cv-01236-O). A table lists Ex. 1 through Ex. 4 as declarations of Admiral Daryl L. Caudle, Vice Admiral William Merz, Captain Joon Yun and Rear Admiral Gayle D. Shaffer, dated February 23, 2022. Exhibit A to the Yun declaration says that by September 2021, SARS-CoV-2 infection rates among unvaccinated personnel were approximately four times that of vaccinated personnel, and that no deaths occurred in fully vaccinated US Navy or Marine Corps personnel.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
NAVY SEALS 1-26, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
LLOYD J. AUSTIN, III, in his official capacity as
United States Secretary of Defense, et al.,
 Defendants.

Case No. 4:21-cv-01236-O

DEFENDANTS’ APPENDIX TO DEFENDANTS’ OPPOSITION
TO PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR A CLASS-WIDE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
Table of Appendix
Bates Stamps
Description
App001–App018
Ex. 1 - Declaration of Admiral Daryl L. Caudle
App019–App024
Ex. 2 - Declaration of Vice Admiral William Merz
App025–App035
Ex. 3 - Declaration of Captain Joon Yun
App036–App043
Ex. 4 - Declaration of Rear Admiral Gayle D. Shaffer

Dated: February 23, 2022
Respectfully submitted,
BRIAN M. BOYNTON
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General
ALEXANDER K. HAAS
Director, Federal Programs Branch
ANTHONY J. COPPOLINO
Deputy Director
/s/Amy E. Powell

ANDREW E. CARMICHAEL
AMY E. POWELL
Senior Trial Counsel
STUART J. ROBINSON
Senior Counsel
ZACHARY A. AVALLONE
COURTNEY D. ENLOW (NC Bar No. 46578)
LIAM HOLLAND
Trial Attorneys
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United States Department of Justice
Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch
1100 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: (202) 616-8467
Fax: (202) 616-8470
Email: courtney.d.enlow@usdoj.gov
Counsel for Defendants

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on February 23, 2022, I electronically filed the foregoing paper with the
Clerk of Court using this Court’s CM/ECF system, which will notify all counsel of record of such
filing.

/s/Amy Powell

AMY E. POWELL
Senior Trial Counsel
United States Department of Justice
Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch
150 Fayetteville St, Suite 2100
Raleigh, NC 27601
Tel: (919) 856-4013
Fax: (202) 616-8470
Email: amy.powell@usdoj.gov

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Exhibit 1
App001
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Exhibit 2
App019
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Exhibit 3
App025
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Case 4:21-cv-01236-O   Document 130   Filed 02/23/22    Page 28 of 46   PageID 4135

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Exhibit A to CAPT Yun Declaration
App032
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Case 4:21-cv-01236-O   Document 130   Filed 02/23/22    Page 35 of 46   PageID 4142

1.
Data concerning health to force/personnel
•
Transmission rates, especially comparisons of vaccinated/unvaccinated, and especially if known WRT known ship outbreaks

In the early days of the pandemic, there were no vaccines available.  At that time, the US Navy experienced several significant COVID-19
outbreaks aboard ships causing widespread mission disruption, hospitalizations and a death.  Restriction of Movement (ROM) policies such as
pre-deployment ROM-Sequester, isolation and quarantine, as well as widespread aggressive testing policies were enacted to prevent COVID-19
introduction onto ships so as to preserve mission capability.  The costs in terms of lost duty time and diversion of assets for testing were
extensive.  COVID-19 rates were significantly reduced with the introduction of vaccination, allowing for the elimination of ROM-sequester and
ship-wide testing strategies.
Figure 1.

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By September 2021, SARS-CoV-2 infection rates among unvaccinated personnel were approximately four times that of vaccinated personnel
(Figure 1).   Importantly, severity of disease was also dramatically reduced.  Figure 2 below, current through 8 Feb2022, shows the total numbers
of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths by vaccination status.  There is a clear reduction in both hospitalizations and deaths with vaccination
status, with no deaths occurring in fully vaccinated US Navy or Marine Corps personnel and only ten hospitalizations (4 US Navy, 6 US Marine
Corps).
Figure 2.

Number
of
COVID-19
Cases
%
Number
of
COVID-19
Cases
%
Number
of
COVID-19
Cases
%
Vaccination Status¹
Severe Case²
No
Yes-Hospitalized
78
0.29%
96
0.21%
174
0.24%
Yes-Death
2
0.01%
8
0.02%
10
0.01%
No
15,050
55.33%
27,035
60.44%
42,085
58.51%
Yes-Hospitalized
6
0.02%
4
0.01%
10
0.01%
Yes-Death
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
No
390
1.43%
1,931
4.32%
2,321
3.23%
Yes-Hospitalized
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Yes-Death
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
27,200
100.00%
44,729
100.00%
71,929
100.00%
Prepared by the EpiData Center Department, Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center, 09FEB2022.
All hospitalized cases among fully immunized and boosted service members are manually reviewed by a clinician. Hospitalizations among not fully immunized service members are not manually reviewed.
Department of the Navy Active Duty: Total COVID-19 Case Occurrence by Vaccination Status¹
17DEC2020-08FEB2022
¹ Two vaccine doses were considered complete for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, and one vaccine dose was considered complete for the J&J/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine.
Individuals were considered fully vaccinated 14 days after receipt of the final dose. An individual was considered not fully immunized if they did not receive any vaccine doses, have only received a partial
series, or have not yet reached 14 days after the completion of their vaccine series. COVID-19 vaccines with an error in the Medical Readiness Reporting System were removed from this analysis.
² Severe COVID-19 case defined as hospitalization or death reported in the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division COVID-19 Master Positive List.
Data Source: Medical Readiness Reporting System, Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division COVID-19 Master Positive List.
37.99%
Not fully immunized¹ prior to the COVID-19 incident
date
Fully immunized¹ but not boosted: COVID-19 incident
date >=14 days after final dose of regular series, no
booster
Boosted: COVID-19 incident date >=7 days after
receiving booster
Total
11,674
42.92%
15,655
35.00%
27,329
Vaccination Status¹ and Severity²
Service
Total
Marine Corps
Navy
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Exhibit 4
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