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ARCHIVED · 2 LEFT · 1 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Jun 18, 11:52 PM

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Flu outbreak sickens 160 troops on base after vaccine mandate lifted

Dozens of service members at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas have fallen ill with the flu in the weeks since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rescinded the vaccine mandate, sources familiar confirmed to CBS News.

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What happenedFlu outbreak sickens 160 troops on base after vaccine mandate lifted.
What changedThe left frames it as "Air Force unit faces flu outbreak weeks after vaccine mandate dropped". The center frames it as "Flu outbreak sickens 160 troops on base after vaccine mandate lifted".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

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56WORDING GAP

3 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "Air Force unit faces flu outbreak weeks after vaccine mandate dropped". The center frames it as "Flu outbreak sickens 160 troops on base after vaccine mandate lifted".

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Jun 18, 9:00 PM: Honolulu Star-Advertiser joined the source map.

Jun 18, 9:54 PM: CBS News joined the source map.

Jun 18, 9:57 PM: The Guardian US joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 56/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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Center-left ·News report
CBS News34m ago

Air Force unit faces flu outbreak weeks after vaccine mandate dropped

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Dozens of service members at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas have fallen ill with the flu in the weeks since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rescinded the vaccine mandate, sources familiar...

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Center-left ·News report

Nearly 160 sick with flu at US air force base after Hegseth ends mandatory vaccines

Reports say Texas recruits ill from outbreak, which comes weeks after defense secretary made flu vaccine optional An influenza outbreak has reportedly sickened more than 150 recruits in tra...

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Center ·News report

Flu outbreak sickens 160 troops on base after vaccine mandate lifted

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WASHINGTON >> A major flu outbreak has sickened nearly 160 troops at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas less than two months after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that U.S. troops wo...

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