[1] https://www.msn.com/en-ca/health/medical/close-to-40percent-...
Further, according the the underlying report, of the 22-44 year olds admitted to the hospital, only 2-4% went to the ICU. The 75–84 bracket had 11%–31% admitance to the ICU.
Of the deaths reported, 80% were over 65, while the other 20% was 20–64.
Yes, this virus can kill anyone, but statiscally speeking, it is far more likely to kill you when you are old. If there is a limited supply of a protective messure, we should prioritize giving it to the far more vulnerable.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_Sta...
This is odd statistic to give, considering it's not normalized by how many 20-54 year olds are there. So I clicked through to the original study[1] and found a more helpful figure: people between the ages of 20-44 have a hospitalization rate of 14.3%-20.8%, and an ICU admission rate of 2.0%-4.2%.
[1] https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6912e2.htm?s_cid=mm...
obese, diabetic, or cardiovascular condition means you're in a risk group, regardless of age.
pretty sure the relatively high numbers cited in the us are partly a statistical fluke resulting from the way the sample was generated and partly due to higher rates of metabolic disease etc in the us compared to european or asian countries