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Flu Outbreak at Air Force Base | Texas News
A tragic death at Lackland Air Force Base has ignited national debate: 20-year-old trainee Keon McDaniel died from the flu during his sixth week of training, amid a major outbreak affecting over 280 service members. With the cause now confirmed, critics point to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s April decision to scrap the mandatory flu vaccine as a deadly oversight. Congressman Joaquin Castro and others are demanding the mandate be reinstated, calling it a preventable tragedy — but their amendment was blocked by Republicans. McDaniel, who dreamed of serving like his father and brother, is…
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