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Breaking: Military ends longstanding policy that requires all service members get the flu shot

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Tue Apr 21 2026

Pentagon revokes mandatory flu vaccine policy, calling it 'absurd'

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on during a briefing on the Iran war, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 16, 2026.

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth announced the military is ending a longstanding policy that required all service members get the flu shot.

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