A trainee in his sixth week of basic training died after falling ill on Friday and being taken to Brooke Army Medical Center, the Air Force said in a news release. It was not immediately clear whether the death of the trainee, Keon McDaniel, was related to the flu outbreak.
Barracks and military training are known for being incredibly effective environments for the flu to spread. Having a big chunk of your military get sick at once is a very real problem.
I may have my history messed up here, but weren’t “vaccines” a part of the reason the Yankees beat the traitors? Or was that a different war I’m remembering?
It was inoculation, which used live smallpox virus, and predated vaccination. George Washington required it, as it was far less likely to kill you than getting infected with smallpox naturally. And yes, it was one of the reasons the American Revolution succeeded.
It’s close enough to vaccination