Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said U.S. service members will no longer be required to get annual flu shots.

For decades, the annual flu shot was as routine as a haircut for U.S. service members. That era is over. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the Pentagon to end its mandatory influenza ...

Pete Hegseth announces the Pentagon's flu vaccine mandate for U.S. troops is over, saying service members can now decide for themselves to opt in.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military will no longer mandate the flu vaccine for American troops. He cited “medical autonomy” and religious freedom.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday lifted the Pentagon’s longstanding policy requiring flu vaccinations for service ...

Doctors break down why removing the flu vaccine requirement for U.S. troops is concerning — and "particularly weird." ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the US military will no longer require the annual flu vaccine for troops.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has simultaneously ended the Pentagon’s mandatory flu vaccination for all service members and ordered the cancellation of collective bargaining agreements for Department ...

The military will no longer require U.S. troops to receive the annual flu vaccine, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday, rolling back what he described as an “overly broad” mandate that had ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently announced that the Department of Defense will no longer mandate U.S. service members receive an annual flu shot. In a video posted to X, Hegseth said troops ...

Secretary Pete Hegseth ended the mandatory flu vaccine for U.S. Armed Forces. Historically, disease has been a significant threat to military readiness, with flu killing almost as many U.S. soldiers ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Katrine L. Wallace, University of Illinois Chicago (THE CONVERSATION) For the first ...