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by dogma1138 2274 days ago
Without a proper PM it’s hard to know, when a 20 something footballer died in Italy it was initially without pre-existing conditions then some results came back and they found he had a undiagnosed leukemia.

However even without pre-existing conditions there is still a non-zero chance of complications that could result in a fatality regardless of how low the chances are.

This both means that people shouldn’t be careless but it also doesn’t mean that the news should abuse this to spread irrational fear.

Comments like this:

> "Clinicians who care for adults should be aware that COVID-19 can result in severe disease among persons of all ages," said the report, published on 18 March.

Serve little to no clinical value, clinicians understand very well that there is always a chance; however it is quite clear that currently the likelihood of younger patients to die is still extremely slim compared to the current high risk groups which includes pretty much anyone over 60.

The number of deaths in the 18-24 group specifically is still a rounding error.