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And the reasons people ask for citations is what you are saying is very misleading. The CDC estimates that 45% of US Adults fall into these increased risk categ
by BoiledCabbage 6y ago
And the reasons people ask for citations is what you are saying is very misleading. The CDC estimates that 45% of US Adults fall into these increased risk categories. So no, it's not just people fighting off cancer it's almost half the country.
> We estimated that 45.4% of US adults are at increased risk for complications from coronavirus disease because of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, respiratory disease, hypertension, or cancer. Rates increased by age, from 19.8% for persons 18–29 years of age to 80.7% for persons >80 years of age, and varied by state, race/ethnicity, health insurance status, and employment.
1. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/20-0679_article https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/20-0679_article
- andai 6y agoAm I reading this right, does this mean that 45% of the country has a serious pre-existing medical condition?
- erichurkman 6y ago> A greater percent of men (47%) have high blood pressure than women (43%) https://www.cdc.gov/bloodpressure/facts.htm https://www.cdc.gov/bloodpressure/facts.htm
- clairity 6y agonone of that makes any difference. basically no one needs to disinfect masks, including those at elevated risk (emergency personnel and hospitals facing shortages the likeliest exceptions). just wear your mask at appropriate times (indoors when you can't distance from strangers for extended periods of time). regular folk don't need to do more than that.
- tedunangst 6y agoWhat did the parent comment say about people fighting cancer?
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