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  "path": "/2026/06/25/lackland-air-force-base-flu-outbreak-vaccine-policy-trump-hegseth-rfk-kennedy/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-25T19:53:30.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Health",
    "Money & Jobs",
    "National",
    "Politics",
    "Congress",
    "Donald Trump and the Trump Administration",
    "Healthcare",
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    "Women in STEM",
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    "Public Health Under Fire: Military Flu Outbreak Illustrates the Danger of Politicizing Vaccine Policy",
    "Ms. Magazine"
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  "textContent": "Few medical advances have saved more lives than vaccines. Yet the Trump administration continues to undermine that success by politicizing public health and discrediting decades of scientific evidence. The recent flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base—which sickened nearly 300 service members after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ended the military's longstanding flu vaccine requirement—offers a stark reminder of what happens when ideology replaces evidence.\n\nThis is not an isolated incident. From weakening federal vaccine recommendations under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to fueling distrust in routine immunizations, the administration's anti-science agenda is already contributing to preventable outbreaks and declining vaccination rates.\n\nPublic health should never be a partisan project, and the costs of treating it as one are measured in illness, lost readiness and lives put at unnecessary risk.\n\nThe post Public Health Under Fire: Military Flu Outbreak Illustrates the Danger of Politicizing Vaccine Policy appeared first on Ms. Magazine.",
  "title": "Public Health Under Fire: Military Flu Outbreak Illustrates the Danger of Politicizing Vaccine Policy"
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