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Hegseth ends mandatory flu vaccine for US military, says shot is now optional

By Tony
April 21 in Medical, Benefits and Tricare Navy Forum

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Posted April 21

Posted April 21

This guy's an idiot...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Tuesday that the annual flu vaccine will now be optional for all U.S. military personnel, both active and reserve.

Previously, the flu vaccine had been mandatory. The new policy is in line with a previous change of making the COVID-19 vaccine optional.

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