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Members of Congress call for mandatory flu vaccines for military after Lackland outbreak, death reported
By Kory Cook at Texas Public Radio (TPR)
· June 30, 2026
· 1 min read
Three Democratic members of Congress are trying to restore mandatory annual influenza vaccinations for all U.S. military servicemembers following a flu outbreak at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland that infected nearly 300 trainees.
Key takeaway military servicemembers following a flu outbreak at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland that infected nearly 300 trainees.
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Category: business ·
Published: June 30, 2026 ·
Source: Texas Public Radio (TPR) ·
Reading time: 1 min
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