US Air Force requested to bring back mandatory flu shots weeks before basic training outbreak

A worsening flu outbreak among recruits attending basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, began earlier ...

Military Leaders Sought Vaccination Program Weeks Before Flu Outbreak Hit Base

Officials anticipated a problem soon after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lifted the vaccine requirement in April.

Air Force trainee dies after medical emergency during basic training at Lackland AFB

Air Force’s 37th Training Wing reports the death of basic trainee Keon McDaniel after a June 12 medical emergency during week ...

Why are flu shots being required for Air Force recruits — even after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tossed ‘flu jab’ mandates?

Hundreds of recruits at military basic training facility in Texas has been diagnosed with influenza ...

All military recruits are once again required to get flu shots

The Pentagon is allowing the military services to implement exceptions to the Defense Department’s voluntary flu vaccine ...
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Air Force Outbreak Grows as Military Reinstates Flu-Shot Rule for Recruits

The US military reinstates mandatory influenza vaccinations for basic trainees following a significant flu outbreak at an Air Force training base.

Pentagon reinstates mandatory flu shots after outbreak at Air Force base

The Pentagon reinstated its flu vaccine requirement for all military recruits on Wednesday after a flu outbreak sickened nearly 300 people at an Air Force base boot camp in Texas, reversing a policy ...