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, ...

A flu outbreak sickened 159 recruits at Lackland Air Force Base weeks after Hegseth declared "no vaccines for troops" The post Hegseth Said “No Vaccines for Troops” then 160 US Troops got Sick with ...

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 cal ...

The number of flu cases at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas continues to rise in the wake of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s banishment of the influenza vaccine mandate for service members. The Air ...

Officials anticipated a problem soon after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lifted the vaccine requirement in April. By Greg Jaffe Reporting from Washington On May 5, several weeks before a major flu ...

(The Hill) – More than 160 troops have contracted influenza at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas in the last few weeks following Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision earlier this year to end ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Sunday knocked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after an outbreak of influenza infected several service ...

The Pentagon said Wednesday that boot camps for all the military services are once again requiring the flu vaccination for all recruits after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the shot optional for ...