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One of the issues is that young people also end up on the IC. If you were to just 'let young people' out and about, hospitals would still be overwhelmed.

>One of the issues is that young people also end up on the IC.

The rate is important. If the rate is miniscule, then it may still be an issue, but not an overly important one.

>If you were to just 'let young people' out and about, hospitals would still be overwhelmed.

Are we sure about that? Any numbers you can share?

It's important to realize, in today's (Western) world, young is not longer synonymous with healthy. Obesity, diabetes, addiction, vaping, etc. are all close to the broader population.

That said, young + healthy generally mitigates the risk of Covid 19.

Not in the numbers that would cause any additional burden for the system.

The problem is that 70% of adults are overweight and obese.

Unfortunately the testing was done on healthy people, not the elderly or those with pre existing conditions.