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All military personnel will be vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus, and the vaccine will be available to all military family members who want it, a Defense Department health affairs official said today.

The H1N1 vaccination program will begin in early October, said Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) Wayne Hachey, director of preventive medicine for Defense Department health affairs.

A microscopic photo of the pandemic H1N1 virus

The United States military continues to experience the same pandemic influenza that is widespread in the civilian population. The military brings together, year round, groups of young people which are the most at risk to catch this illness. Outbreaks or clusters have been noted at various recruit training centers. 132 cases of swine flu happened at the Air Force Academy.

The United States military has been experiencing its own version of the pandemic. We’ve discussed it here before and the situation continues to evolve.

DoD statistics of pandemic swine flu patients treat at military facilities 6-23-2009

The Department of Defense is following its civilian counterparts with reporting on the pandemic swine flu’s effects its personnel and dependents.

All of the cases in the DoD report that are in the United States are also part of a state report. Just as with the states and the CDC, there can be a delay in the data being reported between sources.