US military races to vaccinate new recruits before flu shots expire

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5. ...........he thought: "Here we are, 81 years later, and we're turning back the clock."....

Sanchez likens the conditions to “a petri dish”, and he said leaders are probably “exercising maximum expediency in vaccinating individuals that had not been vaccinated previously” before the end of June.

But about 700 new recruits arrive at Lackland every week, and flu cases are still increasing sharply.

Once the vaccine expires, officials will likely turn to other infection control practices: splitting the recruits into smaller groups for eating and showering; emphasizing handwashing and hand sanitizer. Face masks or respirators may play a role, though they are difficult to train in, and recruits can’t sleep or shower in masks.

When Sanchez heard that the mandate, which was ​​first implemented in 1945, was being overturned, he thought: “Here we are, 81 years later, and we’re turning back the clock.”.................................