Washington — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the Department of Defense will no longer mandate U.S. service members to receive the flu shot each year. In a video posted to X, ...

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.

Under new Defense Department guidance, annual influenza vaccines are now voluntary for all active duty and reserve service members.

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

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

(The Hill) – The Pentagon is ending mandatory flu vaccines for service members, phrasing the change as giving troops “medical autonomy” and “freedom to express their religious convictions,” Defense ...

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

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) said the Pentagon’s policy change to no longer require all U.S. troops to get flu shots is a “mistake,” drawing a contrast between flu ...

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 ...