Yes, those who are the least healthy and the oldest among us are at most risk, but this virus absolutely, unequivocally, kills young people - and it does it in a horrible way. I spent part of the day today looking at the labs and radiological data of a patient who is barely over 30, with NO preconditions, who is dying of Covid. First of all, when you first present, your chest X-ray and lab data can all be absolutely normal. The progression, however, is horrible. Pretty much my whole adult life to this point has been focused professionally on medicine, and I’ve seen a lot of things over the years. This virus is not the end of the world, but it most definitely has the capacity to cause widespread suffering and death.
Well considering the age of this choir this was a really stupid move, how many times to you have to repeat to people that the elderly are a very high risk!! Washington was the epicenter for some time and this was extremely STUPID!!!
I belong to a community choir in Northern NJ. By chance, I took the Spring season off. We have a mix of people from 20 to 90, which is wonderful. We treasure our older members.
They were rehearsing until early March. I hope they were not as unlucky. So far, all seems well.
and the proof they were infected at choir practice?