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Air Force Restores Flu Shot Mandate as Boot-Camp Flu Surge Unfolds

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Air Force Restores Flu Shot Mandate as Boot-Camp Flu Surge Unfolds
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Amid a growing flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base that sickened about 275 recruits and involved a fatal medical event, the Air Force moved to reinstate the mandatory flu vaccine for basic training after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reversed the policy in April. Exemption requests slowed the process; the mandate was approved on June 11, but the outbreak was already underway, and officials learned June 18 that shots would be required again for incoming trainees.

Topics:nationus-military#basic-training#defense-department#exemptions#flu-vaccine#lackland-air-force-base#us-military
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  1. US Air Force requested to bring back mandatory flu shots weeks before basic training outbreak  CNN
  2. Pentagon restores mandatory flu shots for all recruits as boot camp outbreak sickens nearly 300  AP News
  3. Military requiring flu vaccines for recruits as Air Force base deals with outbreak  CBS News
  4. The military traded its flu vaccine mandate for ‘medical freedom’ – an outbreak quickly followed  The Conversation
  5. Scores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional  The New York Times

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