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Re:Comparing Covid-19 Deaths to Flu Deaths Is Like Comparing... by malandrew on Friday May 01, 2020 @11:45AM (#23043211)
The number of young people that are healthy (no pre-existing conditions like being overweight, diabetes or high blood pressure) that that experience what you describe is extremely rare.
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Re:Comparing Covid-19 Deaths to Flu Deaths Is Like Comparing... by ceejayoz on Friday May 01, 2020 @11:49AM (#23043260)
> no pre-existing conditions like being overweight, diabetes or high blood pressure

Well over half the country ticks one of those boxes.

70% of Americans are either obese or overweight.

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Re:Comparing Covid-19 Deaths to Flu Deaths Is Like Comparing... by nradov on Friday May 01, 2020 @01:46PM (#23044624)
The coronavirus is going to with us for a long time; we're unlikely to get a miracle cure or effective vaccine anytime soon. On average American adults are about 27lbs (12kg) above their healthy weight. That means if they start losing weight now at a safe, sustainable rate then most people can be down to a healthy weight in a year or so.

Obviously there is a huge amount of individual variation but most people can take steps to improve their individual odds of survival.

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