Flu Outbreak at Texas Air Force Base After Vaccine Mandate Lifted
Nearly 160 troops at a Texas Air Force base have fallen ill with the flu following the lifting of a mandatory vaccine requirement. The outbreak has raised concerns about public health policies within military installations.
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Scores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional
The defense secretary described the vaccine requirement, which he lifted in April, as an “absurd, overreaching” mandate.
By Greg Jaffe and Maggie Haberman
Read full article →Nearly 160 sick with flu at US air force base after Hegseth ends mandatory vaccines
Reports say Texas recruits ill from outbreak, which comes weeks after defense secretary made flu vaccine optional An influenza outbreak has reportedly sickened more than 150 recruits in training at Lackland air force base in San Antonio, Texas. The outbreak comes just weeks after the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, ended mandatory flu vaccination for the military, citing the need for bodily autonomy for servicemembers. Continue reading...
By Jessica Glenza
Read full article →Texas Air Force base hit with flu outbreak infecting nearly 160 troops after Hegseth lifts vaccine requirement: report
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the Pentagon was canceling what he called the ‘absurd’ requirement to get a yearly flu shot
By Josh Marcus
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