- A flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas has resulted in nearly 300 confirmed cases, with Representative Joaquin Castro reporting the situation is "getting worse."
- The increase in flu cases follows Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's April decision to eliminate a mandatory flu vaccine policy for military personnel.
- After the vaccine mandate was lifted, only 40 percent of trainees at Lackland chose to receive the flu vaccine, according to sources.
- Four individuals have been hospitalized due to the outbreak, and the death of one recruit is currently under investigation, though its link to the flu is unconfirmed.
- The Pentagon has announced that mandatory flu vaccinations for recruits at boot camps will be reinstated, with officials stating the decision is unrelated to the current outbreak.
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