Secretary Hegseth is taking other steps that endanger the health of our troops. Last month he Secretary Hegseth announced that DoD would end the mandatory flu vaccine, which has been in place since 1945. Keep in mind that the flu vaccine was made mandatory after 20 to 40% of the US army and Navy personnel fell ill during World War I, resulting in over 26,000 deaths and significant degradation in military readiness. (04:54–05:04)
CLAIM
Asserts that the mandatory flu vaccine policy in the DoD is being ended.
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