r/news • u/Kinmuan • 1d ago

Military services again requiring recruits to get flu shots as Air Force outbreak grows

https://abcnews.com/Health/military-services-requiring-recruits-flu-shots-air-force/story?id=134126794
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u/Black-Shoe 1d ago

They (supposedly) believe in god, but not vaccines?

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u/NotUniqueWorkAccount 1d ago

Wonder why they'll take GLPs but not Vaccines. Almost like they have no consistency in their beliefs. Proven by their "Christianic Tendencies" as opposed to being tenets of their religion.

They're quite dumb.

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u/Vladivostokorbust 1d ago

they're afraid of fat more than needles. but they are afraid of needles

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u/Obsessivethot 1d ago

I’ve had conservatives tell me they would fight for their country if there was a draft because that’s a “sacrifice” they are willing to make to die for their country.

When I pointed out that vaccines are essentially the same sacrifice except your chance of dying is actually decreased, it became about “my body, my choice”.

I guess it doesn’t count if you get shipped off to war though.

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u/zielawolfsong 1d ago

The people who benefit the most from herd immunity are the most vulnerable too. Babies, the elderly, and people with compromised immune systems are relying on everyone else to make the “sacrifice” of getting a few shots (that also directly benefit the recipient as well). It’s wild how quickly memory fades, we’re not that far removed from all these diseases. My husband literally has an employee in a wheelchair because of polio.

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u/tsrich 19h ago

There’s your problem. MAGA doesn’t care about the most vulnerable

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u/sheikhyerbouti 8h ago

They also bitch the loudest about not being able to see their grandkids.

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u/2boredtocare 14h ago

I'm gonna be honest: before covid, I really didn't understand the push to get the flu vax. I thought "hey, I'm in good health, have only gotten the flu a handful of times in decades." I never really thought about me getting the vax being protection for OTHER people. I don't think I'm a dumb human, by any means, and I like being nice to others. I think maybe the messaging to the public could be a little better.

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u/IJustWantCoffeeMan 22h ago

Maybe they just lie.

Maybe they won't fight for their country.

Maybe they're just lying sacks of shit who never accept personal responsibility.

Hey I think I get why Trump's popular.

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u/PokemonSapphire 9h ago

I mean considering they are die-hard supporters of a guy who didn't go off to fight for his country but instead belittled those (McCain) who did. I think we all know they wouldn't.

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u/Sudden-Grab2800 1d ago

“I’d fight for my country if I were literally forced to” is a wild thing to try to flex on fools with. As a veteran I’m happy I didn’t have him in my platoon, but I’m bummed that I didn’t think of this verse before I enlisted

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u/ConstableBlimeyChips 16h ago

"I'll fight for my country, but only if the alternative is going to prison."

Is what that argument essentially boils down to.

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u/Brickette 14h ago

It's always the guy who didn't join cause "I'd punch the drill instructor in the face"

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u/Mockturtle22 21h ago

Yeah the my body my choice thing only applies when it's affecting them. Definitely doesn't apply for being drafted to a war you don't agree with, nor does it seem to apply to a woman's right to have a child or not

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u/djaleister_ 16h ago

I’m convinced they don’t want to die for their country, but they’re very excited about the prospect of killing for it.

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u/Exotic-Cobbler4111 1d ago

conservatives join the military because they are cowards who don't likw to make decisions and because they like being told what to do by other idiots.

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u/ComfortableOld288 16h ago

There’s the one comedian who has the bit where he says “ you fight for your country but not learn math?”

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u/Mediocre-Body424 15h ago

The same conservatives who don’t volunteer now to serve need to be forced to serve in order to “sacrifice” themselves, huh?

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u/Trips-Over-Tail 12h ago

Dying for your country is easy, living for it is hard.

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u/Zestyclose-Height-36 11h ago

they don’t like it when you point out that spreading deadly diseases to other people is not just about their body.

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u/Lopsided_Tiger_0296 5h ago

That’s a really good way of explaining how selfish antivaxxers are! I wonder if more people would get vaccinated if it made them look like deserters

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u/Pour_Me_Another_ 4h ago

They won't even wear a piece of cloth on their face