{"id":47394,"date":"2026-04-21T18:12:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flamenet.io\/2026\/04\/21\/annual-flu-vaccine-no-longer-required-for-u-s-military-hegseth-says-the-washington-post\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T18:12:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:12:15","slug":"annual-flu-vaccine-no-longer-required-for-u-s-military-hegseth-says-the-washington-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flamenet.io\/2026\/04\/21\/annual-flu-vaccine-no-longer-required-for-u-s-military-hegseth-says-the-washington-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual flu vaccine no longer required for U.S. military, Hegseth says &#8211; The Washington Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMikwFBVV95cUxPaVpMTlZsX0NqQWpJYVo5ZTVGcXBtN0Y4UmVKMlp3UlRaWTVsckZMT3cxT0FWVGJ0ckZTTDFYWFZBUXgxakhfOGl2QXItSDlBRVhlV0g1Ymt1dGYxemRrVDVIU21VcnhwQzYyWVRXMGZWRHEyVnhSNDViTDNYd1FFcy1LLUZBXzFqOExXYjhtUkVFalU?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Annual flu vaccine no longer required for U.S. military, Hegseth says<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">The Washington Post<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMilAFBVV95cUxQWV9GSVJiMWhmNDNjOEVJX21DNUhfYVQ3Q1dCSFp4bDFDZVRrRXF4a2lyYktTTmF2ZWxiTVdNYlN2SkZWWWVWenVqUzFmSkJXb3c0NjBlUlE0UzJ3TmJxdWhGclhreXZhUnpLaGFCVVBZZm1zWURXZFVaNlV2NU5iLUNlS1ViOEJ0YlBEbkkwbUM3Tk1v?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">US military service members will no longer be required to get annual flu shot<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">The Guardian<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMitgFBVV95cUxPbTdzWHNfQTFYc2I2TlhDQVNxeE5oMUxOY3VIQ3N2YkZPU1AyMGUxc09XSGRWYV9HSEdiOTdzRkRlSmJHQ0hTWVBVaDMycW5rS19mWkxFaS1RNGtDWTVGN2huSTNUWmxQWlNkOGQyVlgwc3pTU3NsNkthQ0hGcWlPdHpGUzdfSjlrRVN3bG9TUzVyTFQxTzZpY3ZfS2hKcC0tLVh1cmsyWHpDZzV6RjB4NWpVOERGUQ?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Pentagon to Stop Requiring Members of Military to Get Flu Vaccines<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">The New York Times<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMimgFBVV95cUxOdG91TUdETGpKM2xaS3pkRlJzanBZUk5saUJlZnMzVHkzR21hempoYTlKbi16RWpLamlJMDF0OWdUZUt1N0tXVEFpNzhtR056MzRNa2ZmZTZkbTNUeF8wYzJ0WFl1Z0syVUZPVXlCTHA4dlE4S08xMHBsMi02SWI2LWx0UXhUMnk0WmMxekNiVVV4M1F2WW5MeEpR0gGfAUFVX3lxTFBXLWVDdXhkV2E5cWZPN3lDSTh1UjhKRUtOLW1jSi02QlZOWHh4RnFzMHJyRjdVX2M2SWtPWkZ3dXl4ZHJuODN4M2hFVkZrajNCQ3gzdHlCUXZfeVlCMFZyV05iRjVhMjlHdkJHVTFsMnJyUnlocW5xTHQ1U0NfQjFFQllvejJkTVdJek1MZmhVdkViLTNYU3A3bjR6Rm91TQ?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Pete Hegseth scraps mandatory flu shots for U.S. service members<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">CBS News<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.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?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">GOP Armed Services chair warns ending mandatory military flu shots \u2018a mistake\u2019<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">The Hill<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Annual flu vaccine no longer required for U.S. military, Hegseth says&nbsp;&nbsp;The Washington Post US military service members will no longer be required to get annual&#8230; 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