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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(138,854 posts)
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 08:35 PM Wednesday

Kegbreath's Disastrous Flu Shot Fumble Is Reportedly Getting Walked Back

The Pentagon appears to be walking back its voluntary flu vaccine policy, which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth implemented this spring, after a flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas reportedly impacted at least 222 recruits.

Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell confirmed to The Independent Tuesday that exceptions to Hegseth's policy have been granted, noting: "The decisions were based upon thorough risk assessments and are designed to maximize operational readiness, lethality, and force generation, while safeguarding at-risk populations."

"The Department remains committed to the health and readiness of our warfighters and civilian personnel," he added.

Though Parnell was light on specifics, officials told ABC News Tuesday that the Army, Navy and Air Force have reinstated mandatory flu vaccinations for basic trainees. And on Wednesday, a Navy official confirmed to the military news site Task & Purpose that the flu vaccine was once again required for all those enlisted in boot camp.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/pete-hegseth-disastrous-flu-shot-185526990.html

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Kegbreath's Disastrous Flu Shot Fumble Is Reportedly Getting Walked Back (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Wednesday OP
Only under someone as stupid and incompetent as tRump could this drunk still exist Blue Owl Wednesday #1
Dumb fuck.................... Lovie777 Wednesday #2
Trump only hires the worst Johonny Wednesday #3
He needs to resign malaise Wednesday #4
If they allowed the shots to be voluntary to honor religious freedom to refuse the shots, then Norrrm Wednesday #5
I bet kegsbreath, and his family have every possible vaccination and at government expense. Walleye 21 hrs ago #6
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Blue Owl

(60,093 posts)
1. Only under someone as stupid and incompetent as tRump could this drunk still exist
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 08:39 PM
Wednesday

Fuck him and the fat piece of pedophile shit he rode in on.

Norrrm

(6,103 posts)
5. If they allowed the shots to be voluntary to honor religious freedom to refuse the shots, then
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 08:54 PM
Wednesday

by their own standards, Hegseth and Trump are denying religious freedom by making the shots mandatory again.

They set this up as a freedom of religion issue (and any other freedom of choice issue) by making it voluntary.

Walleye

(45,836 posts)
6. I bet kegsbreath, and his family have every possible vaccination and at government expense.
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 01:42 PM
21 hrs ago

Be great if we had a real enterprising journalist would find some of these things out

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