Under Secretary of War Anthony J. Tata
@USW_PR_HONTata
Official account of the Under Secretary of War for Personnel and Readiness.
Joined July 2025
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To be clear:
✅ The @DeptofWar has never procured or used and will not use the mRNA flu vaccine.
✅ The historically used flu vaccine is optional for all Service members.
✅ Military Departments all complied with @SecWar memo by:
1. Making the flu vaccine optional, and
2. Requesting reasonable exceptions for force protection reasons.
✅ All Service members may request religious or medical exemptions from the flu vaccine.
✅ The health and welfare of our force is our number one priority.
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The mRNA flu vaccine is not authorized for use by any @DeptofWar or military entity, to include TRICARE.
Per @SECWAR memo, the flu vaccine is optional for all Service members except where a Military Department has requested an exception for instances like basic training and operational deployments.
There is no place for misinformed rumors when considering the health of our Warfighters.
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