U.S. Military Little Affected by Flu Epidemic

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U.S. Military Little Affected by Flu Epidemic

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-military-little-affected-flu-epidemic-174500746.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sGgE.N_Vf4X3hOxeQ7fv_w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/associatedcontent/470_2574610.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Military Little Affected by Flu Epidemic" align="left" title="U.S. Military Little Affected by Flu Epidemic" border="0" /></a>The influenza epidemic that has been battering the United States has had little effect on the nation's military. That may be due, in large part, to the extremely high flu vaccination rate in all five services. The Department of Defense is also responsible for healthcare for many military dependents and for many military retirees, and those illness rates are also below civilian levels. This is in marked contrast to the pandemic influenza outbreak of 2009-10 that resulted in hundreds of illnesses in active duty military and forces postponement of some missions due to widespread illness.</p><br clear="all"/>

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