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The Senate GOP doctors who will question RFK Jr.
There are four Republican doctors on two of the Senate committees at which health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify this week. Two have been critical of Kennedy’s anti-vaccine policies, and we’ll be watching how they question the secretary, especially because the Republican party is trying its best to avoid talking about vaccines in the lead-up to the midterm elections.
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The Senate GOP doctors who will question RFK Jr.
There are four Republican doctors on two of the Senate committees at which health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify this week. Two have been critical of Kennedy’s anti-vaccine policies, and we’ll be watching how they question the secretary, especially because the Republican party is trying its best to avoid talking about vaccines in the lead-up to the midterm elections.
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Flu vaccine no longer mandated for U.S. troops, defense secretary says
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the U.S. military will no longer require all American troops to get the flu vaccine, citing “medical autonomy” and religious freedom.
“The notion that a flu vaccine must be mandatory for every service member, everywhere, in every circumstance at all times is just overly broad and not rational,” Hegseth said in a video posted on social media.
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the U.S. military will no longer require all American troops to get the flu vaccine, citing “medical autonomy” and religious freedom.
“The notion that a flu vaccine must be mandatory for every service member, everywhere, in every circumstance at all times is just overly broad and not rational,” Hegseth said in a video posted on social media.
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