The US military bars recruits who have been hospitalized with Covid-19

Uncle Sam wants recruits, generally speaking. But not if they have been hospitalized with Covid-19.

The Department of Defense (DOD) issued interim guidance on medical disqualification amid the pandemic on Wednesday. The memo (see below) circulated widely on Twitter and was covered by the Military Times in a post initially headlined, “Coronavirus survivors banned from joining the military.”

That characterization is not quite right, however, a DOD official told Quartz. “It’s important to note that the policy does not say ‘coronavirus survivors’–it’s those that have been hospitalized,” the official said. (The Military Times has since updated its post).

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