The interim guidance lumps such hospitalizations in with disqualifying conditions such as asthma, which can be overcome with a waiver. The memo revises a stricter ban that surfaced this week.
U.S. military personnel, seen outside the overflow hospital at the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan last month. The Pentagon has issued interim guidance advising caution pursuing recruits who have been hospitalized previously with COVID-19.U.S. military personnel, seen outside the overflow hospital at the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan last month. The Pentagon has issued interim guidance advising caution pursuing recruits who have been hospitalized previously with COVID-19.
According to a Pentagon spokesperson, after the update, the restrictions pertain only to potential U.S. military recruits who werewith the respiratory disease.
The Department of Defense confirmed the changes to NPR on Thursday, after the previous version of the memo surfaced on social media. The document, an internal message issued by the U.S.
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