Military Leaders Sought Flu Shots Ahead of Training-Base Outbreak
TL;DR
Weeks before a flu outbreak swept through an Air Force basic training wing in San Antonio, leaders from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for permission to vaccinate recruits after he lifted the flu vaccine requirement in April; approval arrived on June 16, by which time the outbreak was already underway.
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- The military traded its flu vaccine mandate for ‘medical freedom’ – an outbreak quickly followed The Conversation
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