Pentagon reinstates mandatory flu shots for military recruits amid Lackland outbreak sickening 300
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Konstantin Toropin, Mike Stobbe
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The Pentagon has reinstated mandatory flu vaccinations for all military recruits at boot camps, reversing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's April decision to make the shot optional. The change comes during a weekslong flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base that has sickened nearly 300 people, though a Pentagon official stated the mandate reinstatement was unrelated to the outbreak. When the vaccine was optional, only 40% of trainees at Lackland chose to get vaccinated.
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· 3 pulledThe 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 the military at the end of April.
The development, confirmed to The Associated Press by a Pentagon official, comes amid a growing, weekslong, flu outbreak at the U.S. Air Force's boot camp at Lackland Air Force Base that has sickened nearly 300 people.
Flu expert Dr. Arnold Monto says concentrated outbreaks can occur in group settings, making vaccination crucial.
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