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Hegseth ends mandatory flu vaccine for US military

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Pentagon revokes mandatory flu vaccine policy, calling it 'absurd'

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth announced the military is ending a longstanding policy that required all service members get the flu shot.

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

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Hegseth rescinds annual flu vaccine requirement for US military personnel

Pentagon Drops Flu Vaccine Requirement For U.S. Military

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that troops can now choose whether to get the flu vaccine, rather than being required to receive it each year, The Associated Press reported.

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Pentagon ends mandatory flu vaccines for service members

The military just made flu shots optional. Here’s why that’s controversial

Pentagon to Stop Requiring Members of Military to Get Flu Vaccines

“The reason it was mandatory was to enhance readiness,” said Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

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Pentagon makes flu shot optional for troops, rescinding requirement

Pentagon ends a mandatory vaccination: ‘Restoring freedom’

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Hegseth announces end to military flu vaccine requirement

Pete Hegseth announces the Pentagon's flu vaccine mandate for U.S. troops is over, saying service members can now decide for themselves to opt in.

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Hegseth says flu vaccines are now optional across the active duty and reserve force

Under new Defense Department guidance, annual influenza vaccines are now voluntary for all active duty and reserve service members.

Health Experts Weigh In on Effects of DOD's Optional Flu Vaccine Policy

The new directive issued Tuesday by Defense Secretary Hegseth is feared to have negative repercussions on military personnel in close quarters.