▲ 303 ▼ Flu vaccine no longer mandated for US troops, Hegseth says (apnews.com) submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/news@lemmy.world 63 comments fedilink hide all child comments This is a man who said (in 2019) that he hasn't washed his hands for 10 years and germs aren't real since you can't see them with the naked eye: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47201923
[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (3 children) Oooh! Ban malaria vaccines next! permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] faintwhenfree@lemmus.org 2 points 3 months ago Better yet, polio. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 3 months ago yellow fever, and dengue(i dont think both are in the US offered) permalink fedilink source parent [–] ccunix@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (2 children) To be fair I have known perfectly reasonable people choose the risk of malaria over taking that vaccine. Don't know if they have changed it since I was a kid, but that vaccine was guaranteed to make you feel awful. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago (1 child) that vaccine was guaranteed to make you feel awful. Malaria, Yellow and Dengue fever are guaranteed to make you feel awful. You've known perfectly reasonable idiots. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ccunix@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago Possibly, but their argument was that the risk of getting the disease was small, but the vaccine was guaranteed. They grew up there, so I would think they know the subject better than me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 months ago I don't know, I traveled with my parents to several African countries as a kid, and we got a bunch of vaccines, and I don't remember having any major reactions. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] faintwhenfree@lemmus.org 2 points 3 months ago Better yet, polio. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 3 months ago yellow fever, and dengue(i dont think both are in the US offered) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ccunix@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (2 children) To be fair I have known perfectly reasonable people choose the risk of malaria over taking that vaccine. Don't know if they have changed it since I was a kid, but that vaccine was guaranteed to make you feel awful. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago (1 child) that vaccine was guaranteed to make you feel awful. Malaria, Yellow and Dengue fever are guaranteed to make you feel awful. You've known perfectly reasonable idiots. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ccunix@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago Possibly, but their argument was that the risk of getting the disease was small, but the vaccine was guaranteed. They grew up there, so I would think they know the subject better than me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 months ago I don't know, I traveled with my parents to several African countries as a kid, and we got a bunch of vaccines, and I don't remember having any major reactions. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago (1 child) that vaccine was guaranteed to make you feel awful. Malaria, Yellow and Dengue fever are guaranteed to make you feel awful. You've known perfectly reasonable idiots. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ccunix@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago Possibly, but their argument was that the risk of getting the disease was small, but the vaccine was guaranteed. They grew up there, so I would think they know the subject better than me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ccunix@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago Possibly, but their argument was that the risk of getting the disease was small, but the vaccine was guaranteed. They grew up there, so I would think they know the subject better than me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 months ago I don't know, I traveled with my parents to several African countries as a kid, and we got a bunch of vaccines, and I don't remember having any major reactions. permalink fedilink source parent