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Air Force base grapples with major flu outbreak after Hegseth drops vaccine requirement

A Texas Air Force base is grappling with a major flu outbreak just weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dropped the military's flu vaccine requirement. MS NOW Pentagon Reporter Priya Sridhar has more details. MS NOW Contributor Pablo Torre joins Alicia Menendez to share his reaction.

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