More than 600,000 people in Tricare, a health care program of the United States Department of Defense Military Health System, received emails July 17 asking if they would donate blood for research as "survivors of COVID-19."
But just 31,000 people affiliated with the U.S. military have been officially diagnosed with the coronavirus, which prompted confusion, Military.com reported last week.
"Just wondering [if] anybody [got] an email from Tricare saying since you are a COVID survivor, please donate your plasma.?? I have NOT been tested," wrote a beneficiary on Facebook. "Just remember all those people inputting data are human and make mistakes."
The mass email went to every beneficiary located near a collection point.
(Score: 2) by RS3 on Tuesday July 28 2020, @01:51PM (1 child)
And I think it's generally true that anyone successful in the private sector doesn't want to get involved with government.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 28 2020, @02:50PM
Every company (people) that takes government money would bed to differ. Even the lauded sacred cows of research, tech, and social justice