▲ 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.
[–] _druid@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago (1 child) "So how much are they spending on vaccines? Yeah, no, drop that significantly, we'll get a bigger piece of the pie." -Lockheed CEO permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hazor@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago For less than the individual price of some missiles, you could vaccinate the entire military. Vaccines are cheap. You could vaccinate thousands of soldiers for what it will cost to treat one who gets really sick and ends up hospitalized. This is absolutely not a cost-saving measure, even if you wholly disregard the costs of care after the fact. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hazor@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago For less than the individual price of some missiles, you could vaccinate the entire military. Vaccines are cheap. You could vaccinate thousands of soldiers for what it will cost to treat one who gets really sick and ends up hospitalized. This is absolutely not a cost-saving measure, even if you wholly disregard the costs of care after the fact. permalink fedilink source parent