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by xmddmx 530 days ago
The person who got infected in Canada came very close to dying. They were on ECMO for a while. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2415890
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> 13-year-old girl with a history of mild asthma and an elevated body-mass index of greater than 35

Essential context. That's the equivalent of a 5'4" (163cm) woman at >=205 lbs (93kg).