The Flu Outbreak at a Texas Air Force Base Grew to 222 Cases — Then the Military Quietly Reversed the Policy That Caused It

Two months ago, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ended the U.S. military's decades-old mandatory flu vaccination requirement, framing the change as a matter of 'medical autonomy.' Last week, flu case counts at Lackland Air Force Base grew to 222 after the Pentagon ended mandatory flu vaccines. The military has now reinstated the requirement for recruits.