Hegseth knows REAL warfighters don’t get the flu anyway

Source: USA Today
by Rex Huppke

“It’s a proud day for American toughness! Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has officially done away with the U.S. military’s WOKE flu vaccine mandate, and I applaud that decision from the bed I currently can’t get out of due to a high fever. TRUE warfighters know their lethality is only enhanced by bacterial pneumonia, and soft and so-called proven public health tools like vaccines are for weenies. Simply put, the libs will never understand that a fever is just God warming your body for the battle ahead.” (04/21/26)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/04/21/hegseth-military-flu-vaccine-mandate/89716815007/