Lackland Air Force Base
Coverage of Lackland Air Force Base in the Nexus archive.
- US military races to vaccinate new recruits before flu shots expire
The US military is urgently vaccinating new recruits against the flu after a two-month halt on mandatory shots, as existing doses near expiration and a growing outbreak occurs at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Experts warn that without new doses for months, additional prevention measures will be needed to control the outbreak.
- Flu cases at Texas base hit 275 as services again require recruits to get shots
Flu cases at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas have reached 275, increasing following the removal of the influenza vaccine mandate for service members by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- Flu cases at Texas base hit 275 as services again require recruits to get shots
Flu cases at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas have risen to 275, up from 160 last week, following the ban on the influenza vaccine mandate by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The Air Force confirmed the cases, and Rep. Joaquin Castro highlighted the increase.
- Pentagon restores mandatory flu shots for all recruits amid boot camp outbreak
The Pentagon has reinstated mandatory flu vaccinations for all military recruits following a flu outbreak at the US Air Force’s boot camp in Texas that has sickened nearly 300 people. The policy reversal comes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the shots optional in April.
- Mandatory flu shots for all military recruits as outbreak sickens nearly 300
The Pentagon has reinstated mandatory flu vaccinations for military recruits after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the shot optional in April. This decision follows a flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base that sickened nearly 300 people, though officials stated the mandate was unrelated to the outbreak.
- Editorial Roundup: United States
A flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, which sickened nearly 160 people, highlights the consequences of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's decision to eliminate the military's universal flu vaccine mandate. The policy change in April led to fewer than half of Air Force trainees opting for the vaccine, prompting an exception allowing recruits at the base to be required to receive flu shots.
- Flu sickens scores of troops at Air Force base after Pentagon ends vaccine requirement
A flu outbreak has affected numerous troops at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, following the Pentagon's decision to end the vaccine requirement.
- Air Force base now requires flu vaccine after 160 troops infected, 1 dead
About 160 troops at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas have been infected with influenza over the past three weeks, including one trainee's death that is still under investigation. The base now requires a flu vaccine.