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

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 has signed a new policy ending one of the mandatory requirements for U.S. military service ...

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 has officially done away with the U.S. military's WOKE flu vaccine mandate, and I applaud that ...

For decades, the annual flu shot was as routine as a haircut for U.S. service members. That era is over. Defense Secretary ...

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks as Adm. Brad Cooper, Commander of U.S. Central Command, listens during a press briefing at the Pentagon on April 16, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. (Alex ...

War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the end of the Pentagon’s long-running flu vaccine mandate for US troops. “The War Department is once again restoring freedom to our Joint Force,” Hegseth ...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the U.S. military will no longer require all American troops to get the flu vaccine, citing “medical autonomy” and religious freedom.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that his department would discard the mandatory flu vaccine requirement in a stunning departure of tradition ...

(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 ...