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Air Force unit in Texas faces flu outbreak weeks after vaccine requirement dropped
Dozens of service members at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas have fallen ill with the flu in the weeks since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rescinded the vaccine mandate, sources familiar confirmed to CBS News.
TL;DR
- Dozens of service members at Lackland Air Force Base have fallen ill with the flu.
- The outbreak occurred weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rescinded the vaccine mandate.
- The 37th Training Wing is implementing mitigation measures and providing antiviral medications to symptomatic trainees.
- Approximately 40% of Air Force trainees have opted to take the flu vaccine since the mandate was rescinded.
- A trainee died following a medical emergency, the cause of which is under investigation.