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@TheConversationUS@newsie.social · 2 weeks ago

For the first time in 80 years, the U.S. military is dropping its flu vaccine mandate — not because the science changed, but because the politics did.

Public health experts warn the move could weaken troop readiness, as contagious viruses spread fast in close quarters.

https://theconversation.com/how-the-concept-of-medical-freedom-is-reshaping-the-militarys-decades-long-stance-on-the-flu-vaccine-mandate-and-endangering-troops-readiness-281387

The Conversation

How the concept of ‘medical freedom’ is reshaping the military’s decades-long stance on the flu vaccine mandate − and endangering troops’ readiness

The US military helped create the first flu vaccine to keep service members in action – and the logic for requiring vaccination has not changed.

Jim Hubbell

@Dougfir@m.ai6yr.org · 1 hour ago

@TheConversationUS
What's next? No firearms training? No grooming or uniform standards? Freedom to snort heroine off toilet seats?

David J. Atkinson

@meltedcheese@c.im · 4 hours ago

@TheConversationUS On the plus side, “medical freedom “ appears to endorse the “Right to Die”

Ertain

@Ertain@mast.linuxgamecast.com · 2 weeks ago

@TheConversationUS "Medical Freedom"? Anyone who practices that doesn't know a goddamn thing about medicine.

Gary

@garywhittaker@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

@TheConversationUS
I wonder if the top brass at the Pentagon will be opting out of the flu vaccine also.

indyradio

@indyradio@kafeneio.social · 2 weeks ago

@TheConversationUS You're supposed to die, en masse. Look at RKFjr - is he the picture of health? He's barely coherent.