Pentagon Restores Mandatory Flu Shots for All Recruits as Boot Camp Outbreak Sickens Nearly 300
The Pentagon said Wednesday that boot camps for all the military services are once again requiring the flu vaccination for all recruits after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the shot optional for the military at the end of April.
TL;DR
- Boot camps for all military services are once again requiring flu vaccinations.
- This requirement was reinstated after the Defense Secretary made the shot optional.
- An outbreak affected nearly 300 individuals.