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> Young people in their 20's and 30's are dying too, just at a lower percentage. Far lower. It may be still undesirable, but if we want to talk about risk, the
by lbeltrame 6y ago
> Young people in their 20's and 30's are dying too, just at a lower percentage.
Far lower. It may be still undesirable, but if we want to talk about risk, there is no absence of risk for anyone, yet the risk changes a lot depending on age and comorbidities. This matters if one wants to take the risk or not, given that it will never be zero.
> Many young people who survive COVID-19 end up with permanent lung damage and other on-going issues.
Some of these issues apply to any type of pneumonia. It takes a year or so to fully recover if you had a bad one. And to evaluate "permanent" damage, we need more time. It would be better to say "we don't know yet if the damage is permanent or not".