▲ 273 ▼ Flu vaccine no longer mandated for US troops, Hegseth says (apnews.com) submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/politics@lemmy.world 53 comments fedilink hide all child comments Note: He's a guy who refuses to so much as wash his hands Modern influenza originated in Kansas, and was spread significantly by US troop deployments in WWI. It also killed tens of thousands of US soliders Edit: now points to AP and not CBS.
[–] Eric@lemmy.blahaj.zone 127 points 3 months ago (7 children) Imagine a 5000 person aircraft carrier crew fighting the flu while trying to work. permalink fedilink source hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] akilou@sh.itjust.works 47 points 3 months ago We won't have to imagine for long. Don't let your dreams be dreams permalink fedilink source parent [–] horn_e4_beaver@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 3 months ago (1 child) Don't forget about the nuclear subs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DevDave@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago Unless the CO is compromised, anyone who opts out will likely find themselves constantly "lucking out" and not going on deployments. The USN has some serious idiots in charge of our nuclear subs but they also really know how bad things get with contagions due a couple classified events. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 months ago (1 child) I hear going to war with a sick army is a great idea. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kreskin@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago Sick and malnourished now too. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DevDave@piefed.social 14 points 3 months ago (1 child) Well there was that time an aircraft carrier was taken off the line because of rona, so not too hard to imagine how it would go. Also the whole "man flu" thing is actually real. Testosterone has been shown to weaken parts of the immune system - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5075254/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eric@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 3 months ago (2 children) Even just cruise ships, which are much less crowded, get ravaged by things like norovirus. Navy ships are packed with shit and people permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DevDave@piefed.social 5 points 3 months ago Ugh, I don't even want to imagine what it's like being on a cruise ship full of norovirus. While I am not a big fan of sailing and such, I am one of those rare assholes that absolutely doesn't get sea sick. That said, being surrounded by vomit and shit everywhere would probably be enough to overcome that mild superpower. permalink fedilink source parent [–] NABDad@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago Much like this administration is packed with shit people. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago I don't need to imagine it cuz I'm not stupid enough to serve the U.S. military. Sounds like a them problem. permalink fedilink source parent [–] modus@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago Maybe a dumb question and I don't know how the military works, but can they commander of the Sub or Carrier mandate it? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ithral@lemmy.blahaj.zone -4 points 3 months ago Ship crud is just a fact of life, perpetually not quite sick not quite well while your stuck on them. It wouldn't make much difference permalink fedilink source parent
[–] akilou@sh.itjust.works 47 points 3 months ago We won't have to imagine for long. Don't let your dreams be dreams permalink fedilink source parent
[–] horn_e4_beaver@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 3 months ago (1 child) Don't forget about the nuclear subs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DevDave@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago Unless the CO is compromised, anyone who opts out will likely find themselves constantly "lucking out" and not going on deployments. The USN has some serious idiots in charge of our nuclear subs but they also really know how bad things get with contagions due a couple classified events. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DevDave@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago Unless the CO is compromised, anyone who opts out will likely find themselves constantly "lucking out" and not going on deployments. The USN has some serious idiots in charge of our nuclear subs but they also really know how bad things get with contagions due a couple classified events. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 months ago (1 child) I hear going to war with a sick army is a great idea. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kreskin@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago Sick and malnourished now too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago Sick and malnourished now too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DevDave@piefed.social 14 points 3 months ago (1 child) Well there was that time an aircraft carrier was taken off the line because of rona, so not too hard to imagine how it would go. Also the whole "man flu" thing is actually real. Testosterone has been shown to weaken parts of the immune system - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5075254/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eric@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 3 months ago (2 children) Even just cruise ships, which are much less crowded, get ravaged by things like norovirus. Navy ships are packed with shit and people permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DevDave@piefed.social 5 points 3 months ago Ugh, I don't even want to imagine what it's like being on a cruise ship full of norovirus. While I am not a big fan of sailing and such, I am one of those rare assholes that absolutely doesn't get sea sick. That said, being surrounded by vomit and shit everywhere would probably be enough to overcome that mild superpower. permalink fedilink source parent [–] NABDad@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago Much like this administration is packed with shit people. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Eric@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 3 months ago (2 children) Even just cruise ships, which are much less crowded, get ravaged by things like norovirus. Navy ships are packed with shit and people permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DevDave@piefed.social 5 points 3 months ago Ugh, I don't even want to imagine what it's like being on a cruise ship full of norovirus. While I am not a big fan of sailing and such, I am one of those rare assholes that absolutely doesn't get sea sick. That said, being surrounded by vomit and shit everywhere would probably be enough to overcome that mild superpower. permalink fedilink source parent [–] NABDad@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago Much like this administration is packed with shit people. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DevDave@piefed.social 5 points 3 months ago Ugh, I don't even want to imagine what it's like being on a cruise ship full of norovirus. While I am not a big fan of sailing and such, I am one of those rare assholes that absolutely doesn't get sea sick. That said, being surrounded by vomit and shit everywhere would probably be enough to overcome that mild superpower. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago Much like this administration is packed with shit people. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago I don't need to imagine it cuz I'm not stupid enough to serve the U.S. military. Sounds like a them problem. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] modus@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago Maybe a dumb question and I don't know how the military works, but can they commander of the Sub or Carrier mandate it? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ithral@lemmy.blahaj.zone -4 points 3 months ago Ship crud is just a fact of life, perpetually not quite sick not quite well while your stuck on them. It wouldn't make much difference permalink fedilink source parent