Open AccessCOVID-19: On the Disparity in Outcomes Between Military and Civilian Populations
Author(s) -
Pete Riley,
M. Ben-Nun,
James Turtle,
David Bacon,
Akeisha N. Owens,
Steven Riley
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
military medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1930-613X
pISSN - 0026-4075
DOI - 10.1093/milmed/usab404
Subject(s) - pandemic , military personnel , active duty , population , covid-19 , military medicine , demography , medicine , environmental health , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , law , political science , pathology , sociology
The CoronaVirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic remains a formidable threat to populations around the world. The U.S. Military, in particular, represents a unique and distinguishable subset of the population, primarily due to the age and gender of active duty personnel. Current investigations have focused on health outcome forecasts for civilian populations, making them of limited value for military planning.
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