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LisaL

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8. It certainly is.

Reply to RainCaster (Reply #3)

Thu May 7, 2020, 10:55 AM

May 2020

Many young people with covid have minor to no symptoms. No more than a common cold. What sense makes it to ban them permanently once they recovered?
It's like banning every person who ever had a cold.

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Coronavirus survivors banned from joining the military [View all] brooklynite May 2020 OP

I trust this is just until a vaccine is developed. Aristus May 2020 #1

People who had covid and survived are the ones who might not even need a vaccine. LisaL May 2020 #2

So far, there's very little reliable evidence that recovered patients are immune. Aristus May 2020 #4

If recovered patients are not immune, how is a vaccine ever going to work? LisaL May 2020 #5

I don't know. I'm not an immunologist. Aristus May 2020 #14

It already triggers formation of antibodies. LisaL May 2020 #18

But there doesn't seem to be any real evidence yet that the antibodies Aristus May 2020 #19

We do not know if a vaccine is ever going to work or not. But on the chance that it might totodeinhere May 2020 #17

it is the exact opposite of this, there is almost zero evidence that you are not immune (for now) Celerity May 2020 #24

But it's fairly certain that those with a history of COVID-19 Igel May 2020 #27

I don't think that we are to the point where we are sure of that. We don't know if people who totodeinhere May 2020 #13

Organ damage (from covid) is a drain on military readiness. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2020 #26

This is stupid beyond all reason RainCaster May 2020 #3

It certainly is. LisaL May 2020 #8

Not really xmas74 May 2020 #11

I have to disagree with you. I would much rather see them err on the side of caution. totodeinhere May 2020 #20

So are they going to discharge all those sailors? Renew Deal May 2020 #6

This is for new enlistees Ex Lurker May 2020 #12

This is likely because we do not yet know Turbineguy May 2020 #7

So you ban people without ever knowing if they have any long term effects? LisaL May 2020 #10

For the time being, yes we do. And yes, this policy may produce some hardships. totodeinhere May 2020 #22

+1. This is a prudent move for now. I expect it will be reversed eventually NT. Ex Lurker May 2020 #16

COVID does considerable organ damage Horse with no Name May 2020 #9

A lot of young people are largely asymptomatic. LisaL May 2020 #15

We don't know what we don't know Ex Lurker May 2020 #23

Not for everyone or even most people Renew Deal May 2020 #21

Talk about gutting the military! There will be no new service members at all in a few months. LonePirate May 2020 #25