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Hegseth LOST After Causing Massive Virus OUTBREAK
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June 28, 2026
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4:51Now PlayingPete Hegseth ended the military’s mandatory flu shot and dressed it up as freedom, even though the U.S. armed forces have relied on vaccination for centuries because sick troops cannot fight. At Lackland Air Force Base, incoming recruit vaccination rates reportedly plunged from nearly universal coverage to around 40 percent, and at least 222 recruits have since come down with the flu, with several hospitalized. The Army, Navy, and Air Force are now quietly bringing the requirement back, because ideology does not stop a virus from ripping through packed barracks. Ring of Fire's Josh G. discusses.
Reuters, U.S. military requires flu vaccine for some after outbreak in Texas training center,
ABC News, Military services again requiring recruits to get flu shots as Air Force outbreak grows,
ABC News, Flu outbreak among Air Force recruits at Joint Base San Antonio after Hegseth ends mandatory flu vaccine,
Washington Post, Flu sickens some 160 troops at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas,
Guardian, Nearly 160 sick with flu at US air force base after Hegseth made flu shots optional,
37th Training Wing, U.S. Air Force, 37th Training Wing mourns the loss of Basic Military Trainee,
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