SARS-CoV-2 in the US Military - Lessons for Civil Society

Nelson Michael comments on the findings from two studies of SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks among military personnel and on the lessons for civil society. Barr and Podolsky recently commented in the Journal(1) on the long-term influence that military medicine has historically had on medical practice in civil society. They specifically note how the accelerated medical advances made by the military were adopted in civilian sectors during and after World War II, which they discuss in the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense are using a framework to efficiently develop, test, and implement medical solutions to prevent, detect, and treat severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Two articles now . . .