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vaccine mandate
Coverage of vaccine mandate in the Nexus archive.
- Service branches partially reinstate vaccine mandate after flu sickens hundreds of trainees
Service branches have partially reinstated a vaccine mandate following a flu outbreak that sickened hundreds of trainees at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The outbreak occurred weeks after the military ceased requiring troops to receive flu shots.
- Flu outbreak tests new Pentagon vaccine policy
A flu outbreak at a Texas Air Force Base is fueling debate over the Pentagon's decision to end the military's flu vaccine mandate. Former military health official Jose Sanchez explains the stakes.
- Flu vaccine no longer mandatory for soldiers, says US military chief
The US military has made the flu vaccine non-mandatory for soldiers, citing 'medical autonomy' as the reason. Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth criticized the previous mandate as 'overreaching'.