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26. Got, carry, spread... die. Can they or anyone close to them feel safe when they are potentially vectors of harm?

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Scores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional [View all] demmiblue 12 hrs ago OP

Too stupid to know UpInArms 12 hrs ago #1

With great freedumb comes great culpability... RockRaven 12 hrs ago #2

Barrack conditions increase spread of respiratory illnesses perdita9 12 hrs ago #3

I believe we all consider them pro-death! ananda 9 hrs ago #24

And? This shit is what Republicans want. The regime can't blame it on anyone but themselves when the GOP Karasu 11 hrs ago #4

Sounds like a self-made major security issue to me MoseShrute 11 hrs ago #5

FAFO Redux Bo Zarts 11 hrs ago #6

This is late in the season for flu. Sanity Claws 11 hrs ago #7

They are all in close proximity to each other. LisaL 10 hrs ago #17

Possibly, but flu doesn't go a way... paleotn 9 hrs ago #22

Calendars are a man-made construct. Diseases, not so much. littlemissmartypants 9 hrs ago #25

I Got My First Flu Shot MissouriDem47 11 hrs ago #8

MAGA at work, weakening military preparedness. Martin68 11 hrs ago #9

No one could have foreseen this. Jim__ 11 hrs ago #10

Coming soon: Hegseth force-feeds Lackland AFB with ivermectin (nt) muriel_volestrangler 11 hrs ago #11

Way to protect the troops -- and keep them in readiness. A SOD who does neither should be impeached. eppur_se_muova 10 hrs ago #12

My feelings exactly. LisaL 10 hrs ago #15

If they can get close enough to the Iranian soldiers, they can cough all over them ... eppur_se_muova 10 hrs ago #19

Got, carry, spread... die. Can they or anyone close to them feel safe when they are potentially vectors of harm? littlemissmartypants 9 hrs ago #26

Sad to see US troops having the attitude of teenagers--ie. It can't affect me!! riversedge 9 hrs ago #28

Depleted weapons, sick troops, underfed ship personnel, an addled Prez and his numbskulls. What could go wrong! chowder66 10 hrs ago #13

Almost makes you wonder if the Russians or some other clever enemy calimary 9 hrs ago #29

It's almost like there is a connection between being un-vaccinated LisaL 10 hrs ago #14

Who else here knew this was going to happen Figarosmom 10 hrs ago #16

Anybody with half a brain? LisaL 10 hrs ago #18

The level of stupidity in the United States is increasing geometrically thanks NoMoreRepugs 10 hrs ago #20

Pasteur would not be pleased ... SorellaLaBefana 9 hrs ago #21

This at a time when mRNA technology is creating a revolution in vaccines. paleotn 9 hrs ago #23

Pete Sez..... Sane1 9 hrs ago #27

The arrogance of this SOB vapor2 9 hrs ago #30

What a fucking dumbshit Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 8 hrs ago #31

Washington immediately came to mind when I read this. BadgerMom 3 hrs ago #41

There's a reason the flu vaccine was made mandatory after the Spanish Flu over 100 years ago. COL Mustard 8 hrs ago #32

For all we know he is using ivermectin. LisaL 6 hrs ago #39

MaddowBlog-Two months after Hegseth's regressive move, Air Force base faces major flu outbreak LetMyPeopleVote 8 hrs ago #33

If they don't restore the mandate, it will be FAR worse next year. pat_k 7 hrs ago #34

Yes, of course. LisaL 6 hrs ago #38

Nothing to see here! Aussie105 7 hrs ago #35

The inmates are in charge of the asylum. TomSlick 7 hrs ago #36

I remember quite well having the flu in 1977. I was in my twenties. Grammy23 7 hrs ago #37

Betcha dollars to donuts Kegsbreath made sure HE has been vaccinated Seinan Sensei 5 hrs ago #40

of course just like RFK Jr dave99 50 min ago #44

only 40 percent decided to take the flu vax. maybe the 60 percent wanted to prove how tough they are, how maga they are, orleans 1 hr ago #42

Can't fix Stupid ! dave99 50 min ago #43

Lackland AFB is where new recruits come to get basic training. I was there in the suimmer of 1969. patphil 21 min ago #45