Hegseth proudly ended the flu vaccine requirement for the military.
Following this idiocy, only 40% of new trainees got vaccinated.
There’s now a flu outbreak at an AF facility. A new recruit has died, though it is not clear if it was from flu.
Now, the flu vaccine is again required there.
Scores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional
In April, he disparaged the vaccine requirement as an “absurd, overreaching” mandate. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...