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ClearSky24

(299 posts) Wed Mar 18, 2020, 05:53 PM Mar 2020

U.S. worried coronavirus could hit young adults: White House official

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-millennials/u-s-worried-coronavirus-could-hit-young-adults-white-house-official-idUSKBN21531S

Younger people in France and Italy are falling seriously ill from coronavirus, a worrying development that suggests young adults are more susceptible to becoming sick than earlier thought, a White House official said on Wednesday.

“There are concerning reports coming out of France and Italy about young people getting very seriously ill,” White House coronavirus task force coordinator Deborah Birx said at a White House briefing.

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U.S. worried coronavirus could hit young adults: White House official (Original Post) ClearSky24 Mar 2020 OP

Young age may make infection less likely DFW Mar 2020 #1

Three schools in San Diego (La Jolla) have been connected to BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #2

DFW

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1. Young age may make infection less likely

Reply to ClearSky24 (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 05:55 PM

Mar 2020

It does not make it impossible. Greater resistance may have made it take longer for the symptoms to manifest themselves, but young age is no magic shield.

BigmanPigman

(55,525 posts)

2. Three schools in San Diego (La Jolla) have been connected to

Reply to ClearSky24 (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 06:08 PM

Mar 2020

a person infected with the tRump Virus. This comes after the district closed the schools last Friday. I just heard and read this today. It was bound to happen and was just a matter of time.

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