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US Surgeon General Adams discusses some specific data showing who is at risk for Covid-19

US Surgeon General Adams discusses some specific data showing who is at risk for Covid-19

By Violet Matakibau
10/03/2020
US Surgeon General Jerome Adams [Photo:CNN]

US Surgeon General Jerome Adams discussed some specific data that shows who is at risk for novel coronavirus.

Adams says people over the age of 60 are much more likely to develop complications from the coronavirus and to be hospitalized, adding that the average age of death from coronavirus is 80.

Adams said during brief remarks at a White House press briefing Children and young adults are more likely to die from the flu than coronavirus, He says people should be reassured by that.

However, he noted, even though young people aren’t at risk for dying from coronavirus, they could potentially spread the virus to people in communities and people with chronic diseases, reiterating basic precautions to prevent community spread, such as covering coughs.

[Source:CNN]

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