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Data from one study shows that of more than 3,000 adults ages 18 to 34 who contracted COVID-19 and became sick enough to require hospital care, 21% ended up in

Data from one study shows that of more than 3,000 adults ages 18 to 34 who contracted COVID-19 and became sick enough to require hospital care, 21% ended up in intensive care, 10% were placed on a breathing machine and 2.7% died. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-and-covid-19-younger-adults-are-at-risk-too https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseas... Here's some articles on side effects. From what I can gather we're talking about orders of magnitude more risk associated wth not getting the vaccine. https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2021/09/mrna-covid-vaccines-not-tied-serious-side-effects https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2021/09/mrna-cov... https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/adverse-events.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/ad...

sharemywin 5y ago
Also, let's not forget about the facility and staff who aren't 20.
yz1ruhzh 5y ago
> Data from one study shows that of more than 3,000 adults ages 18 to 34 who contracted COVID-19 and became sick enough to require hospital care, 21% ended up in intensive care, 10% were placed on a breathing machine and 2.7% died. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2770542 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullar... "Overall, 1187 (36.8%) had obesity, 789 (24.5%) morbid obesity, 588 (18.2%) diabetes, and 519 (16.1%) hypertension" "Morbid obesity, hypertension, and diabetes were common and associated with greater risks of adverse events. Young adults with more than 1 of these conditions faced risks comparable with those observed in middle-aged adults without them." It might be an idiotic question and I'm not trying to offend anyone, but about 42% US citizens are obese, could it be the reason why the US has so many deceased and patients in intensive care ?

sharemywin 5y ago

Also, let's not forget about the facility and staff who aren't 20.

yz1ruhzh 5y ago

> Data from one study shows that of more than 3,000 adults ages 18 to 34 who contracted COVID-19 and became sick enough to require hospital care, 21% ended up in intensive care, 10% were placed on a breathing machine and 2.7% died. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2770542 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullar... "Overall, 1187 (36.8%) had obesity, 789 (24.5%) morbid obesity, 588 (18.2%) diabetes, and 519 (16.1%) hypertension" "Morbid obesity, hypertension, and diabetes were common and associated with greater risks of adverse events. Young adults with more than 1 of these conditions faced risks comparable with those observed in middle-aged adults without them." It might be an idiotic question and I'm not trying to offend anyone, but about 42% US citizens are obese, could it be the reason why the US has so many deceased and patients in intensive care ?