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but at least we can keep as many elderly alive as possible Your information is out of date. Younger adults are large percentage of coronavirus hospitalization

but at least we can keep as many elderly alive as possible Your information is out of date. Younger adults are large percentage of coronavirus hospitalizations in United States, according to new CDC data White House officials warn millennials they are not immune https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/03/19/younger-adults-are-large-percentage-coronavirus-hospitalizations-united-states-according-new-cdc-data/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/03/19/younger-adu...

anonuser123456 7y ago
People keep pointing this out without addressing the compositional issue. The % of people hospitalized within an age rage tells us nothing without the % of that age range infected. To me, this statistic just means the young & old don't commingle much compared to Italy/China.
bpodgursky 7y ago
> More than raw numbers, the percent of total cases gives a sense of the risk to different age groups. For instance, just 1.6% to 2.5% of 123 infected people 19 and under were admitted to hospitals; none needed intensive care and none has died… In contrast, no ICU admissions or deaths were reported among people younger than 20. > In South Korea, for example, which had an early surge of cases, the death rate in Covid-19 patients ages 80 and over was 10.4%, compared to 5.35% in 70-somethings, 1.51% in patients 60 to 69, 0.37% in 50-somethings. Even lower rates were seen in younger people, dropping to zero in those 29 and younger. "Immune" is not an accurate word but... "almost unaffected" is accurate. These are the most recent numbers. Warning millennials about risks is almost entirely to protect the old, not to protect themselves. [source] https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/18/coronavirus-new-age-analysis-of-risk-confirms-young-adults-not-invincible/ https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/18/coronavirus-new-age-anal...

anonuser123456 7y ago

People keep pointing this out without addressing the compositional issue. The % of people hospitalized within an age rage tells us nothing without the % of that age range infected. To me, this statistic just means the young & old don't commingle much compared to Italy/China.

bpodgursky 7y ago

> More than raw numbers, the percent of total cases gives a sense of the risk to different age groups. For instance, just 1.6% to 2.5% of 123 infected people 19 and under were admitted to hospitals; none needed intensive care and none has died… In contrast, no ICU admissions or deaths were reported among people younger than 20. > In South Korea, for example, which had an early surge of cases, the death rate in Covid-19 patients ages 80 and over was 10.4%, compared to 5.35% in 70-somethings, 1.51% in patients 60 to 69, 0.37% in 50-somethings. Even lower rates were seen in younger people, dropping to zero in those 29 and younger. "Immune" is not an accurate word but... "almost unaffected" is accurate. These are the most recent numbers. Warning millennials about risks is almost entirely to protect the old, not to protect themselves. [source] https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/18/coronavirus-new-age-analysis-of-risk-confirms-young-adults-not-invincible/ https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/18/coronavirus-new-age-anal...