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US military reinstates flu shot requirement amid Air Force outbreak

Original: Military services again requiring recruits to get flu shots as Air Force outbreak grows

US military services are once again requiring recruits to receive flu vaccinations as an outbreak spreads at Air Force basic training facilities. The mandate had been relaxed in recent years but is being reinstated to curb the spread of influenza among trainees in close quarters, according to reporting by ABC News.

Why now: A growing flu outbreak at Air Force training facilities has prompted the renewed vaccination mandate.

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