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 ...

Flu outbreak strikes recruits in basic training at Lackland Air Force Base

The outbreak comes weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said flu vaccination was no longer mandatory for service ...

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.

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 ...
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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.

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 ...

Scores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional

The defense secretary described the vaccine requirement, which he lifted in April, as an “absurd, overreaching” mandate.