Nearly 160 sick with flu at US air force base after Hegseth ends mandatory vaccines
Key takeaways
- Pete Hegseth at a Nato meeting in Brussels on Thursday.
- 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.
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Pete Hegseth at a Nato meeting in Brussels on Thursday. Photograph: Omar Havana/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Pete Hegseth at a Nato meeting in Brussels on Thursday. Photograph: Omar Havana/Getty Images US military 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
Prefer the Guardian on Google. 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.