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Hegseth ends mandatory flu vaccine for service members
(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 ...
Pentagon revokes mandatory flu vaccine policy, calling it 'absurd'
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth announced the military is ending a longstanding policy that required all service members get the flu shot.
Task & Purpose
Hegseth says flu vaccines are now optional across the active duty and reserve force
Flu vaccines are no longer mandatory for service members, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday morning, framing the new policy as part of his bid to “discard any absurd, overreaching mandates ...
Marine Corps Times
Services ask defense secretary for exceptions to lax flu vaccine policy
A 507th Medical Group technician administers a flu vaccine to a member of the 507th Air Refueling Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, on Dec. 3, 2022. (Master Sgt. Grady Epperly/U.S. Air Force) ...