That’s mostly true with regard to deaths from COVID. Although there are a lot of anecdotal examples of younger, apparently perfectly healthy people still dying from it - albeit in smaller numbers than those over, say, 70.
But it’s not just deaths we have to worry about, as I’ve been saying for quite some time now. Estimates are that 25+% of cases will have long-term health implications. Permanent damage to lungs, heart, and other organs.
I personally know of at least one person already in this category. Young 40s guy that lives in my sub. Got it back in late March. Still can’t breathe anywhere near normal. Can’t even walk to the mailbox without being out of breath. Goes to the hospital weekly for ongoing treatments. Lots of stories like this out there.
There’s even a “COVID Long Haulers” slack group because many people still have symptoms (sometimes severe) many months later. Whether all those people will have “permanent” symptoms or not is not yet fully known, but the medical community believes in many cases they will.
It’d be great if FR could quit “downplaying” this so much. Many here said “it’ll disappear totally after Nov 3!” It hasn’t, and it won’t. If anything, it’s totally out of control now (as if it was ever UNDER control at any point). Latest estimates I’ve seen is that our current 100K+ cases could be 200K+ (!!!!) cases a day by Thanksgiving, and that our death total could be 500K+ by Feb. Let’s start taking this more seriously so that we can beat it and get our economy back.
Apparently is the keyword in your statement. Lots of people feel fine but have vulnerabilities that may be hidden to them, and even doctors, because they are not looking for them.
I felt fine too, until I started coughing and noticed I was spitting up blood to. I didn't think much of it, because I inhaled some smoke while I was burning trash along with limbs etc., until it continued bleeding for several hours. Then I finally told my wife and called an ambulance to take me to the hospital. Turned out I had lung cancer. I was fortunate that it was only in the top lobe of my right lung, and was removed. I am cancer free to this day. That was 3 years ago.