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In reply to the discussion: Kegsbreath: We are discarding the mandatory flu vaccine requirement, effective immediately. [View all]Botany
(77,682 posts)5. Pete Hog's Breath, "We are no longer going to believe in science."

Btw the 1st American Commander who ordered all of his troops to be vaccinated was George
Washington in the Revolutionary War.
In the annals of the American Revolutionary War, we often focus on the military tactics, political maneuvering, and battlefield heroics that secured independence. However, one of General George Washingtons most consequential decisions had nothing to do with troop formations or artillery placement. Instead, it involved a bold medical intervention that may have saved the revolution. In February 1777, Washington ordered the mandatory inoculation of Continental Army troops against smallpox, implementing what historians consider the first mass immunization policy in American history. This decisive action against an invisible enemy, a testament to Washingtons strategic foresight, demonstrated his leadership as a military leader and public health advocate.
https://historyofvaccines.org/blog/washingtons-war-against-smallpox-revolutionary-inoculation-campaign/
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Kegsbreath: We are discarding the mandatory flu vaccine requirement, effective immediately. [View all]
demmiblue
Apr 21
OP
"We will only use the science of making Tomahawks to kill schoolgirls in their schools"
Justice matters.
Apr 21
#44
Your 200,000+ dead figure since 9/11 (so 25 years) in the US from mass shootings is vastly overstated.
Celerity
Apr 21
#43
the sheer horror of a mass shooting and the way the press goes full 'if it bleeds it leads' mode, perhaps
Celerity
Apr 21
#63
Do they think it's just political? People living and working in close quarters, especially on ships don't get sick?
ChicagoTeamster
Apr 21
#27
They called it the Spanish Flu but it started in Kansas. Influenza A is brutal, even when vaccinated. I can attest
Deuxcents
Apr 21
#54
I got it in 2018..was never so sick in my life..2 trips to urgent care, hospital and never heard of it before
Deuxcents
Apr 21
#67
Gee what could go wrong with a bunch of people stuffed in tight quarters on a ship?
kimbutgar
Apr 21
#29
God's Warfighters Are Bigger Than Viruses And Can Kill Them With Their Bare Hands
dalton99a
Apr 21
#40
I'm guessing he knows shitnothing about the flu epidemic of 1918 that killed more US soldiers than combat did. ...
marble falls
Apr 21
#49
MaddowBlog-Hegseth takes another step backward, scraps Pentagon policy on flu vaccines
LetMyPeopleVote
Apr 21
#68
There's only one kind of shot Pete Hegseth likes, and it's 80 proof minimum.
Efilroft Sul
Apr 21
#71