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I keep seeing stories showing younger people dying of Covid-19, though literally only one I’ve seen was obviously in good health. I suppose media chooses to show younger victims to encourage us to stay home, or just to be provocative (click bait). This morning I saw a 54 yo schoolteacher passed away, that’s very sad, but by all appearance she was not in good health to begin with.
CDC stats seem to clearly show those with underlying health issues (heart disease, cancer, respiratory issues, diabetes, compromised immune systems, etc.) are the ones most at risk. The same people who are usually less able to fight off many serious illnesses. The elderly are at risk only because they typically have a higher incidence of underlying health issues and weaker immune systems. Not to be cavalier about it, but those of our generation in good health are much lower risk as well, not every 65+ yo is at high risk. And there’s a small group of healthy people with a genetic predisposition to suffer or die from Covid-19.
78% of deaths have been 65 plus. Over 90% of deaths have been 55 plus.
The young should stay at home until we sort out testing to avoid infecting others and overloading health care resources. But that doesn’t mean they’re at risk themselves. I wish the media would quit highlighting younger deaths, without noting they’re exceptions.
The risks are nowhere near equal for us all...
[Edit: Added a chart to show how different raw # of deaths is versus number of deaths per age group population. IMO we should focus on the second chart, the first is too easy to misunderstand.]
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/index.htm
CDC stats seem to clearly show those with underlying health issues (heart disease, cancer, respiratory issues, diabetes, compromised immune systems, etc.) are the ones most at risk. The same people who are usually less able to fight off many serious illnesses. The elderly are at risk only because they typically have a higher incidence of underlying health issues and weaker immune systems. Not to be cavalier about it, but those of our generation in good health are much lower risk as well, not every 65+ yo is at high risk. And there’s a small group of healthy people with a genetic predisposition to suffer or die from Covid-19.
78% of deaths have been 65 plus. Over 90% of deaths have been 55 plus.
The young should stay at home until we sort out testing to avoid infecting others and overloading health care resources. But that doesn’t mean they’re at risk themselves. I wish the media would quit highlighting younger deaths, without noting they’re exceptions.
The risks are nowhere near equal for us all...
[Edit: Added a chart to show how different raw # of deaths is versus number of deaths per age group population. IMO we should focus on the second chart, the first is too easy to misunderstand.]
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/index.htm
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