Dossier
medical autonomy
Coverage of medical autonomy in the Nexus archive.
- Flu vaccine no longer mandatory for soldiers, says US military chief
The US military has made the flu vaccine non-mandatory for soldiers, citing 'medical autonomy' as the reason. Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth criticized the previous mandate as 'overreaching'.
- Hegseth ends mandatory flu vaccine for service members
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the Pentagon is ending mandatory flu vaccines for service members, citing 'medical autonomy' and 'freedom to express religious convictions' as reasons for the policy change. The new policy allows service members to opt out of the vaccine requirement.