Joint, integrated combat-support agency enabling medical readiness across the U.S. military
The military has reinstated flu vaccination requirements for recruits after a localized outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas has sickened hundreds. Officials say exemptions were granted earlier in the year, but ongoing cases and a recruit death have prompted renewed vaccination efforts across basic training.
The Red Cross has declared a national blood supply crisis as donations fall to a four-year summer low. Type O blood is most needed as hospitals face tighter inventories. Incentives are offered to donors while calls spread for urgent appointments.