Anonymous ID: 0dc744 May 17, 2023, 6:28 p.m. No.18863959   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>4399

>>18863930

so it seems

but why the change in HIV policy ~2022

 

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin issued a memo this week updating HIV policies for the military โ€œin view of significant advances in the diagnosis, treatment, and preventionโ€ of the virus.

 

The new policy says that individuals who are HIV-positive, are asymptomatic, and who have a confirmed undetectable viral load will no longer have restrictions applied to them. Moreover, they cannot be discharged or separated from military service solely because they are HIV-positive, the memo states.

 

The policy changes follow a recent federal court decision that ruled Defense Department policies were unlawful. The Biden administration has already made a decision to not appeal those rulings and move ahead with the changes, according to a defense official.