Tag: flu
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As Colorado wraps up record-breaking season, DOD announces flu vaccines optional
The Department of Defense will no long require annual flu vaccines. “We are seizing this moment to discard any absurd overreaching mandates that only weaken our warfighting capabilities,” Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Tuesday in a social media post announcing the change. The flu vaccine mandate for service members has been in place since…
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As peak flu season looms, vaccination rates remain low in Colorado
Get the flu once, they say, and you’ll never skip your flu shot again. If such wisdom holds true, we’re either getting healthier or better at forgetting what it feels like to be really sick. As of Oct. 11, 10.7% of El Paso County’s eligible adults and children had received the annual flu vaccination, according…
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Pope asks an aide to read a speech aloud for him, raising further concerns over his health
Pope Francis, who has been suffering from the flu, asked an aide to read out his prepared speech at a conference in the Vatican Friday, saying he was not yet well and becomes fatigued
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Flu hangs on in US, fading in some areas and intensifying in others
Flu is hanging on in the U.S., intensifying in some areas of the country after weeks of an apparent national decline