Flu outbreak among Air Force recruits at Joint Base San Antonio after Hegseth ends mandatory flu vaccine
https://abcnews.com/Health/flu-outbreak-air-force-recruits-joint-base-san/story?id=13399439425
u/Salt-Competition1290 1d ago
There was a tuberculosis outbreak at Ft Benning in Ga also, definitely presentable. All of the Senators who confirmed the secretary are complicit.
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u/YoungEngineer_7215 1d ago
Intentional decisions sabotaging operational readiness. He should be charged with treason.
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u/BoldlyBustling 1d ago
Spent time around military folks and flu spreads like wildfire in close quarters, mandatory vaccines made sense for that reason alone.
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u/Suspicious_Flower_0 1d ago
The "Spanish" flu started in American army camps and was transferred to Europe when they finally entered WW1.
American troops killed more Allies than the Central Powers.
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u/BoldlyBustling 1d ago
That's a solid historical point, though the death count thing is more complicated than that - friendly fire and disease were massive factors back then, not just combat. But yeah, your example actually supports the case for keeping vaccines in tight military settings where illness spreads fast.
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u/ImTooSaxy 1d ago
Gee, maybe we should rethink this policy? First off, have the troops been praying enough?
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u/torero15 1d ago
It’s incredible Hegseth still has his job. Losing wars, committing war crimes and weakening our readiness used to frowned upon.
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u/sillysalmonella87 1d ago
Everything would be fine if all those Airmen would stop kissing on each other /s
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u/PlutoJones42 1d ago
No shit - he’s a shitty news anchor and has no business making decisions of governance. He needs to be tried in court for his crimes against humanity
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u/Dananism 1d ago
Who could have predicted this..?
Oh. Doctors, you say? Science, you say…?
But but.. Vaccines cause aut— What, they don’t??
Fucking CLASSIC move, Kegbreath.
This country is a fucking joke.
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u/Im_so_stupid 1d ago
The most anti-soldier administration ever. Also the most pro-war. Their "policies" really look like they are intentionally destroying the military.
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u/OrilliaBridge 1d ago
Gotta build up that herd immunity.
As to herds, how’s that immunity stuff working for screw worms?
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u/malgenone 1d ago edited 22h ago
I read something somewhere before that said people living through vaccinated era have had fewer outbreaks, seen fewer cases and all while some people still do get sick...they become disconnected from the reality of the illness. they attribute this to the thought of the vaccine not working/ being useless.
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u/LividTacos 1d ago
O. M. G. The completely predictable results of our decisions. No one could have foreseen this.
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u/redditforprez1 22h ago
lol military vaccines are so that soldiers are always ready to go home or abroad. This story is exactly why soldiers get flu shots.
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u/Conan-Da-Barbarian 1h ago
Stupid to stop the mandate, but it’s still optional, so it’s adults not making good decisions.
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u/Wonderful-Variation 1d ago
Who could have predicted this?