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Flu outbreak among Air Force recruits at Joint Base San Antonio after Hegseth ends mandatory flu vaccine - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

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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at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas have fallen ill with the flu in the weeks since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rescinded the vaccine mandate, sources familiar confirmed to CBS News.

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Flu outbreak among Air Force recruits at Joint Base San Antonio after Hegseth ends mandatory flu vaccine ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and VideosScores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional

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