Medical freedom vs. readiness: Lackland’s flu outbreak tests military vaccine policy
TL;DR
After the Pentagon ended the long‑standing flu vaccine mandate citing medical autonomy, a rapid influenza outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base sickened hundreds of recruits, underscoring that vaccination has been and remains a key element of military readiness in close-quarter settings, and that policy shifts can have immediate public‑health consequences.
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- The military traded its flu vaccine mandate for ‘medical freedom’ – an outbreak quickly followed The Conversation
- Military services again requiring recruits to get flu shots as Air Force outbreak grows ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Flu cases rise to 275 at JBSA-Lackland, US Rep. Castro says KSAT
- Pentagon restores mandatory flu shots for all recruits as boot camp outbreak sickens nearly 300 AP News
- US military requires flu vaccine for some after outbreak in Texas training center Reuters
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