News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days ago

Flu vaccine no longer mandated for US troops, Hegseth says

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Flu vaccine no longer mandated for US troops, Hegseth says

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News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days ago

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military will no longer mandate the flu vaccine for American troops. He cited “medical autonomy” and religious freedom.

This is a man who said (in 2019) that he hasn’t washed his hands for 10 years and germs aren’t real since you can’t see them with the naked eye:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47201923

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It would. Historically, disease has been a huge problem for militaries. That’s why they give you like a dozen vaccines on day one.
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  Can confirm. It feels like it was eleven.

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