1/4 Both many on the right and many younger people have mocked the #coronavirus as only a danger to old people.

Even if that was true, that should be enough to care and want to stop it.

But it's not true. https://nyti.ms/3bdE1yN 
Younger Adults Make Up Big Portion of Coronavirus Hospitalizations in U.S.

New C.D.C. data shows that nearly 40 percent of patients sick enough to be hospitalized were age 20 to 54. But the risk of dying was significantly higher in older people.

https://nyti.ms/3bdE1yN
2/4 New C.D.C. data showed that nearly 40 percent of patients sick enough to be hospitalized were aged 20 to 54, though the risk of dying is significantly higher in older people and those who have underlying health conditions

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-19/coronavirus-in-young-people-is-it-dangerous-data-show-it-can-be via @business
Yes, Young People Are Falling Seriously Ill From Covid-19

The risk is particularly dire for those with ailments that haven’t yet been diagnosed

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-19/coronavirus-in-young-people-is-it-dangerous-data-show-it-can-be
3/4 But you can still wind up damaged for life.

You may survive, but with damaged lungs or other organs that will drastically change and shorten your life. https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/488325-cdc-data-show-coronavirus-poses-serious-risk-for-younger-people
CDC analysis shows coronavirus poses serious risk for younger people

Early data analyzed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that younger Americans are at substantial risk of experiencing serious medical problems from the coronavirus sweeping

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/488325-cdc-data-show-coronavirus-poses-serious-risk-for-younger-people
4/4 So please, for everybody's sake, practice #SocialDistancing, #WashYourHands , and take the coronavirus seriously.

#WeAreInThisTogether #FlattenTheCurve
https://twitter.com/AllisonFox4News/status/1240001658446385158
https://twitter.com/KENS5/status/1240393794073305091
1/2 Severe Outcomes Among Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6912e2.htm?s_cid=mm6912e2_w+via+%40CDCgov via @CDCgov
Severe Outcomes Among Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19

COVID-19 can result in severe disease, including hospitalization, admission to an intensive care unit, and death, especially among older adults. Everyone can take actions, such as social distancing...

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6912e2.htm?s_cid=mm6912e2_w+via+%40CDCgov
2/2 https://twitter.com/AliNouriPhD/status/1240660209099563008
Another cautionary tale... and a young woman fighting for her life. I wish her all, and commend her stubborn bravery for posting this even as she is in this state. https://twitter.com/kr3at/status/1240296333354950658
Bjonda Haliti is 22 and has the #coronavirus.

Here is her story.

While the elderly are most at risk, anybody can be devastated by this disease.

#ShelterInPlace #WashYourHands #SocialDistancing https://twitter.com/baeonda/status/1240324132723544070
1/2 Again, this is NOT just a disease that affects older people. It strikes everybody. https://twitter.com/TrinityResists/status/1241504933058207744
2/2 https://twitter.com/bradleyziffer/status/1240676575168921600
A 12-year-old girl with coronavirus is on a ventilator and fighting for her life in Atlanta.

She has no known pre-existing conditions that would explain the seriousness of her condition.

Please protect each other. Practice #SocialDistancing. https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/22/us/georgia-coronavirus-girl-hospitalized/index.html
12-year-old girl with coronavirus is on a ventilator and fighting for her life

Emma, a 12-year-old girl, is "fighting for her life" in an Atlanta hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus, according to her cousin.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/22/us/georgia-coronavirus-girl-hospitalized/index.html
The lie is the coronavirus only kills the elderly.

A teenager just died of it in California.

#StopTheLies and #StopTheSpread.

#PracticeSocialDistancing. https://nyti.ms/2QG2GnO 
Teenager’s Death in California Is Linked to Coronavirus

The victim would be one of the youngest in the United States. “Covid-19 does not discriminate by age, race or income level,” the Los Angeles County health department said.

https://nyti.ms/2QG2GnO
1/2 Look at the thread above.

Now look at this gross display of irresponsibility:

Liberty University let more than 1,000 students return to campus during the coronavirus outbreak https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/24/us/liberty-university-reopens-coronavirus-trnd/index.html
Liberty University let more than 1,000 students return to campus during the coronavirus outbreak

At a time when countless universities have sent students home, one university is reopening its doors.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/24/us/liberty-university-reopens-coronavirus-trnd/index.html
2/2 A group of young adults held a coronavirus party in Kentucky to defy orders to socially distance. Now one of them has coronavirus.

Please, people, take this seriously! https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/24/health/kentucky-coronavirus-party-infection/index.html
A group of young adults held a coronavirus party in Kentucky to defy orders to socially distance....

At least one person in Kentucky is infected after taking part at a "coronavirus party" with a group of young adults, Gov. Andy Beshear said Tuesday.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/24/health/kentucky-coronavirus-party-infection/index.html
1/2 A Medical Worker Describes Terrifying Lung Failure From COVID-19 — Even in His Young Patients

"You’ll try to rip the breathing tube out because you feel it is choking you." https://www.propublica.org/article/a-medical-worker-describes--terrifying-lung-failure-from-covid19-even-in-his-young-patients
A Medical Worker Describes Terrifying Lung Failure From COVID-19 — Even in His Young Patients

“It first struck me how different it was when I saw my first coronavirus patient go bad. I was like, Holy shit, this is not the flu. Watching this relatively young guy, gasping for air, pink frothy


https://www.propublica.org/article/a-medical-worker-describes--terrifying-lung-failure-from-covid19-even-in-his-young-patients
2/2 “It first struck me how different it was when I saw my first coronavirus patient go bad. I was like, Holy shit, this is not the flu. Watching this relatively young guy, gasping for air, pink frothy secretions coming out of his tube.”
She was only 42.

She lay dead in her home for up to 16 hours.

When found, her 4 year old child was with her body.

Our #HealthCareWorkers deserve better than this.

We all do.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/coronavirus-georgia-mom-who-worked-hospital-found-dead-home-her-n1168386 via @nbcnews
Hospital worker with coronavirus found dead with child by her body

Diedre Wilkes was a mammogram technician at a Coweta County, Georgia, hospital. Her body was found in the living room of her home in the Atlanta area.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/coronavirus-georgia-mom-who-worked-hospital-found-dead-home-her-n1168386
https://twitter.com/twmentality1/status/1243356113577238528
The South has the worst healthcare, and this is showing in coronavirus casualties.

In Colorado, people younger than 70 make up 20% of Covid deaths. In Louisiana, they make up 43%. In Georgia, they make up 49%. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/04/coronavirus-unique-threat-south-young-people/609241/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
The Coronavirus’s Unique Threat to the South

More young people in the South seem to be dying from COVID-19. Why?

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/04/coronavirus-unique-threat-south-young-people/609241/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
Different populations have different pressing concerns. Vulnerable coal miners suffering from black lung disease fear what will happen if COVID-19 is added to the mix.

Appalachian Coal Communities Brace For Coronavirus: It’s Going ‘To Wipe Us Out’ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/coronavirus-coal-miners-black-lung_n_5e862723c5b6a949183323d7?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004
Appalachian Communities Brace For Coronavirus: It's Going 'To Wipe Us Out'

Vulnerable coal miners suffering from black lung disease fear what will happen if COVID-19 is added to the mix.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/coronavirus-coal-miners-black-lung_n_5e862723c5b6a949183323d7?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004
"CDC says three kids have died from suspected coronavirus in US as some children get severely sick" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/06/cdc-says-three-kids-have-died-from-suspected-coronavirus-in-us-as-some-children-get-severely-sick.html?__source=sharebar|twitter&par=sharebar
CDC says three kids have died from suspected coronavirus in US as some children get severely sick

Some children have been hospitalized or worse after becoming infected with the coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. At least three children have died.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/06/cdc-says-three-kids-have-died-from-suspected-coronavirus-in-us-as-some-children-get-severely-sick.html?__source=sharebar|twitter&par=sharebar
Florida governor falsely claims the coronavirus hasn't killed anyone under 25 https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/09/politics/florida-ron-desantis-false-claim-coronavirus/index.html
Florida governor falsely claims the coronavirus hasn't killed anyone under 25

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis falsely claimed Thursday that the novel coronavirus hasn't killed anyone under 25 nationwide while discussing a timeline for reopening schools in the state.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/09/politics/florida-ron-desantis-false-claim-coronavirus/index.html
David Lat's tale is both one of hope for survival, and a cautionary tale of how even survival can be difficult. The best answer: don't get it to begin with.

#StayHome
I spent 6 days on a ventilator with covid-19. It saved me, but my life is not the same. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/09/my-near-death-experience-ventilator/
Opinion | I spent six days on a ventilator with covid-19. It saved me, but my life is not the same.

I used to run marathons. After being on a ventilator, I get winded from walking.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/09/my-near-death-experience-ventilator/
4-month-old daughter of New York City firefighter dies of coronavirus, family says

Jay-Natalie La Santa died on April 20, nearly a month after she was rushed to the hospital with a fever.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/4-month-old-daughter-new-york-city-firefighter-dies-coronavirus-n1191071 via @NBCNews
4-month-old daughter of New York City firefighter dies of coronavirus, family says

Jay-Natalie La Santa died on April 20, nearly a month after she was rushed to the hospital with a fever.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/4-month-old-daughter-new-york-city-firefighter-dies-coronavirus-n1191071
15 Children Are Hospitalized With Mysterious Illness Possibly Tied to COVID-19 https://news.yahoo.com/15-children-hospitalized-mysterious-illness-122427763.html?soc_src=hl-viewer&soc_trk=tw via @YahooNews
New Inflammatory Condition in Children Probably Linked to Coronavirus, Study Finds https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/health/coronavirus-children-kawasaki-pmis.html?smid=tw-share
New Inflammatory Condition in Children Probably Linked to Coronavirus, Study Finds

Researchers compared 10 cases in Italy with previous cases of a similar childhood illness, Kawasaki disease. The rate of the new cases was much higher, and the conditions were more serious.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/health/coronavirus-children-kawasaki-pmis.html?smid=tw-share
Coronavirus: CDC issues advisory for Kawasaki-like inflammatory disease associated with COVID-19 https://www.wftv.com/news/trending/coronavirus-cdc-issues-advisory-kawasaki-like-inflammatory-disease-associated-with-covid-19/V434W2LRTVFSJGTCG734NH7O6Y/
Coronavirus: CDC issues advisory for Kawasaki-like inflammatory disease associated with COVID-19

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an advisory for an inflammatory disease mainly affecting children that is associated with the novel coronavirus.

https://www.wftv.com/news/trending/coronavirus-cdc-issues-advisory-kawasaki-like-inflammatory-disease-associated-with-covid-19/V434W2LRTVFSJGTCG734NH7O6Y/
New York City issued an initial health alert early last week after identifying more than a dozen children in city hospitals with the rare illness; now up to 100 cases have been identified statewide. Five children have died https://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/kawasaki-disease-up-to-5-ny-children-dead-85-sickened-by-rare-covid-related-illness/2411571/?_osource=db_npd_nbc_wnbc_twt_shr
Up to 5 NY Children Dead, 100 Sickened by Rare COVID-Related Illness

New York City issued an initial health alert early last week after identifying more than a dozen children in city hospitals with the rare illness; now up to 100 cases have been identified statewide....

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/kawasaki-disease-up-to-5-ny-children-dead-85-sickened-by-rare-covid-related-illness/2411571/?_osource=db_npd_nbc_wnbc_twt_shr
‘I Wish I Could Do Something for You,’ My Doctor Said

Young, healthy people like me are getting very, very sick from the disease caused by the coronavirus.

by . @MaraGay https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/14/opinion/coronavirus-young-people.html?smid=tw-share
Opinion | ‘I Wish I Could Do Something for You,’ My Doctor Said

Young, healthy people like me are getting very, very sick from the disease caused by the coronavirus.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/14/opinion/coronavirus-young-people.html?smid=tw-share
Former Obama health care head Andy Slavitt ( . @ASlavitt ) explains how COVID-19 is not just a disease that impacts the elderly, but also heavily affects those who are middle aged, from 45 to 64. https://twitter.com/ASlavitt/status/1265830745345581062
1/3 Infuriating.

Carsyn Davis was a cancer survivor with a rare autoimmune disorder.

Her mother, a NURSE, took her to a Church COVID party with over 100 children & treated her with hydroxychloroquine, antibiotics, & oxygen at home.

Carsyn died. https://www.newsweek.com/florida-teen-dies-after-mother-took-her-church-coronavirus-party-then-treated-her-1515781?fbclid=IwAR2NsWaxPMJ2EnZit6G3hcx1yZtoaG2P2DCsqHSy7ptTI0k0AsnidXQw-0s
Florida teen who contracted coronavirus dies after mother took her to church party, then treated...

A 17-year-old Fort Myers resident died from complications related to an infection with COVID-19 on June 23.

https://www.newsweek.com/florida-teen-dies-after-mother-took-her-church-coronavirus-party-then-treated-her-1515781?fbclid=IwAR2NsWaxPMJ2EnZit6G3hcx1yZtoaG2P2DCsqHSy7ptTI0k0AsnidXQw-0s
2/3 Her mother should be stripped of her license and jailed.

This death was senseless. This is not the damn chicken pox.

DO NOT DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN! https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/carsyn-davis-death-covid-19-coronavirus-florida-hydroxychloroquine-church-a9606981.html
Teenager who died of Covid-19 attended church gathering before being


An immunocompromised teenager in Florida died from Covid-19 after attending a church party and being given hydroxychloroquine.  Carsyn Leigh Davis, 17, died in June after contracting coronavirus. The

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/carsyn-davis-death-covid-19-coronavirus-florida-hydroxychloroquine-church-a9606981.html
3/3 Teen attended gathering, given unproven drugs before coronavirus death, reports say

Carsyn Leigh Davis, 17, died from respiratory failure June 23, one of the youngest Floridians to fall victim to the disease. https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/07/07/teen-attended-gathering-given-unproven-drugs-before-covid-19-death-reports-say/
Teen attended gathering, given unproven drugs before coronavirus death, reports say

Carsyn Leigh Davis, 17, died from respiratory failure June 23, one of the youngest Floridians to fall victim to the disease.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/07/07/teen-attended-gathering-given-unproven-drugs-before-covid-19-death-reports-say/
A patient in their 30s died from the coronavirus after attending what's being called a "COVID party" in San Antonio.

"Just before the patient died, they looked at their nurse and said 'I think I made a mistake, I thought this was a hoax, but it's not.'" https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/i-thought-this-was-a-hoax-patient-in-their-30s-dies-after-attending-covid-party
'I thought this was a hoax': Patient in their 30s dies after attending 'COVID party'

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (WOAI/KABB) – A patient in their 30s died from the coronavirus after attending what's being called a "COVID party," according to a San Antonio health official. Chief Medical...

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/i-thought-this-was-a-hoax-patient-in-their-30s-dies-after-attending-covid-party
Richard Rose, 37, passed away on July 4 from complications from COVID-19—several months after he posted to Facebook he didn’t believe in wearing face coverings.

His family says he had no known pre-existing health conditions. https://www.dailydot.com/irl/richard-rose-ohio-covid-death/
A man said he refused to buy into mask 'hype' on Facebook—now people are pointing to his obituary

Richard Rose passed away on July 4 from complications from COVID-19—several months after he posted to Facebook he didn’t believe in wearing face coverings.

https://www.dailydot.com/irl/richard-rose-ohio-covid-death/
35% of people who had covid-19 and were able to self-treat were not at their usual level of health 2 to 3 weeks after testing.

For people ages 18 to 34 with no underlying health issues, 1 in 5 were still feeling ill weeks later. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/24/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/?hpid=hp_hp-banner-main_virus-luf-1214am%3Aprime-time%2Fpromo
People with milder coronavirus cases still report health issues weeks after testing, CDC says

The U.S. coronavirus infection rate has doubled in less than a month, and covid-19 deaths are soaring in Florida, California and Texas.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/24/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/?hpid=hp_hp-banner-main_virus-luf-1214am%3Aprime-time%2Fpromo
1/2 https://twitter.com/HelenBranswell/status/1287828410073600004?s=20
2/2 Joseph Costa, ICU doctor at Mercy Medical Center, dies of the coronavirus he worked to help others overcome.

He was only 56, too young to die in the arms of his husband of 28 years after fighting to help so many others live. https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-md-ob-cv-costa-icu-doctor-mercy-coronavirus-20200727-qbb4ebvnizdvtpkk4octd27tda-story.html?outputType=amp
ICU doctor at Mercy Medical Center dies of the coronavirus he worked to help others overcome

Dr. Joseph Costa, the chief of the critical care division at Mercy Medical Center who treated patients battling COVID-19, died of the coronavirus on Saturday, his husband confirmed.

https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-md-ob-cv-costa-icu-doctor-mercy-coronavirus-20200727-qbb4ebvnizdvtpkk4octd27tda-story.html?outputType=amp
1/3 This thread is normally about younger victims of COVID-19, to dispel the myth that it only affects the old.

But even when older Americans die, there are younger victims.

Justin Hunter, 17, lost both of his parents in 4 days. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-19-deaths-17-year-old-boy-both-parents/
17-year-old boy loses both parents to COVID-19 within 4 days

"I hope you know a lot of people looked up to you including myself," the high school football player wrote about his mom and dad.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-19-deaths-17-year-old-boy-both-parents/
2/3 Eugene, 59, died on July 26th. Angie, 57, passed four days later on July 30th. They had been married for 35 years.

Neither Angie nor Eugene had any pre-existing health conditions. https://people.com/human-interest/georgia-teen-loses-both-parents-coronavirus-days-apart/
Georgia Teen Loses Both Parents to Coronavirus 4 Days Apart: 'They Were Loving Toward Everybody'

Justin Hunter said his parents, who were married for 35 years, both took proper precautions to prevent themselves from getting COVID-19

https://people.com/human-interest/georgia-teen-loses-both-parents-coronavirus-days-apart/
3/3 20-Year-Old Brother Left to Look After 2 Teenage Sisters After Parents Die of Coronavirus

Nameer and Nada Ayram came to America from Iraq eight years ago in search of a better life.

Now only their son is left to look after his sisters, 18 and 13. https://people.com/human-interest/20-year-old-brother-left-teenage-sisters-parents-die-coronavirus/
20-Year-Old Brother Left to Look After 2 Teenage Sisters After Parents Die of Coronavirus

Nameer and Nada Ayram came to America from Iraq eight years ago in search of a better life

https://people.com/human-interest/20-year-old-brother-left-teenage-sisters-parents-die-coronavirus/
Facebook Removes Trump Campaign’s Misleading Coronavirus Video Claiming Children Are Immune

It was the first time Facebook took down a Trump campaign post for spreading virus misinformation. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/technology/trump-facebook-coronavirus-video.html
Facebook Removes Trump Campaign’s Misleading Coronavirus Video

It was the first time Facebook took down a post by Mr. Trump’s campaign for spreading virus misinformation, but it did not signal a change to the company’s defense of free expression.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/technology/trump-facebook-coronavirus-video.html
My thread here is dedicated to dispelling the lie that COVID-19 is "a disease that only kills the old."

I am sure it overlaps some with this thread that tracks children who have been lost to it.

There is no guarantee anybody is immune to the #TrumpVirus. https://twitter.com/Cleavon_MD/status/1280930511527923713?s=20
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