Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the department is ending its “mandatory flu vaccine requirement, effective immediately.”
“The War Department is once again restoring freedom to our Joint Force,” Hegseth said.
“Under the disastrous Biden administration, this Pentagon waged an unrelenting war on our warriors on many fronts, including when it came to denying them simple medical autonomy and the freedom to express their religious convictions,” Hegseth said.
“In other words, our men and women in uniform were forced to choose between their conscience and their country, even when those decisions posed no threat to our military readiness. You know what I’m talking about. What happened, COVID-19 and the vaccine. No more. That era of betrayal is over,” Hegseth continued.
“We’re seizing this moment to discard any absurd, overreaching mandates that only weaken our warfighting capabilities. In this case, this includes the universal flu vaccine and the mandate behind it,” Hegseth said.
“The notion that a flu vaccine must
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