Why more young people are getting sick in the latest Covid-19 outbreaks

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

At the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak in the US, most Covid-19 cases seemed to be in older folks, who were getting very sick — an artifact of who was getting tested at the time.

But now, especially in states where Covid-19 cases have been rising in June and July, the median age has been dropping.

“We are seeing it in a much younger group, of 20- to 40-year-olds,” compared to the earlier stage of the pandemic, says Thomas Tsai, a health policy expert and surgeon at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

In Florida, where the coronavirus has infected more than 311,000 residents, the median age of positive cases in March was 65. As of July 17, the median age of new cases from the previous 14 days was 39.5.

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So how did the coronavirus suddenly start spreading to so many young people?

We’ve known that bars and other crowded indoor spaces are hubs of spread in the new hot spots. But there are likely many other factors at play.

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[SWBTATTReg]

1. Idiots (not all of them) thought they were immune (stupid to believe this nonsense too), and now the

grim reaper is knocking on their doors and unfortunately, its not just the kids getting sick w/ the CV that the grim reaper is after, its the kids' parents and grandparents, friends, etc.

I hope the kids are happy and proud of themselves for inadvertently killing their family members, but somehow I doubt it.

[brush]

2. Yep, they thought they were immune and kept acting like...

covid couldn't touch them as they went to bars and pool parties, etc. without masks or social distancing.

[LizBeth]

3. Older people said, fuck that shit, and are staying home. We take it more seriously because higher

death rate.

[abqtommy]

4. Sure, human behavior is a big factor but let's not forget that all viruses mutate/evolve in an

effort to guarantee their own survival. There's more than one thing going on here.

[ProfessorGAC]

5. Just Realized Something

That 311,000 is 90% above Illinois' case number.
I did not realize Florida blew by our state by that much.
Florida is about 65% more populous than us, but 90% more cases.
Their per capita number went right past us to.
I guess that, even though I knew about the massive spread there, I wasn't actual looking at the cumulative totals.
This is an incredible turnaround.

[Blue_true]

6. Look at it another way Prof.

Your Governor is 100% smart. My Florida governor is 100% stupid, so we got a little lucky at 90% past your state’s numbers, with the clown running our show, we should be much worse.

The good thing that I see is people are taking control here, vastly more are wearing masks properly in close contact situations where social distancing isn’t possible.

[ProfessorGAC]

10. That's Encouraging

Like the big corporate stores saying "Put on a mask in our store you fucking idiot!"
Can't rely on "leadership". Just DIY!

[Blue_true]

12. In a way it is good to see people taking things into their own hands as data becomes clear.

On the downside, I hope that doesn’t let DeSantis off the hook in two years when he is up for re-election.

[LisaL]

7. Young people were told this virus is harmless to them.

They therefore are much more sociable and mingle with other young people.
While in general young people are less seriously affected, each particular individual can't count on it.

[JI7]

8. Older people are very careful. I do work in different areas and older people

in the poorer and wealthier areas are being very careful. That was something I noticed which was similar.

When they go out they are prepared and only do so for things they need.

Young people go out and have house parties if nothing is open. And these aren't all teens or 20s either. I see families with parents in 40s 50s with kids and other similar families having block parties.

[hunter]

13. A major illness can be devastating to the working poor.

Masks and gloves are nothing new for field workers, hospital workers, and food processors.

Most of the maskless people I see wandering our streets are affluent young males, maybe 15-25. They think they are invincible.

[NickB79]

9. They're getting horny, for one

A coworker's brother in Texas is currently hospitalized because his stepdaughter HAD to get laid, hooked up with a guy on Tinder, and brought it home.

[leftyladyfrommo]

11. KCMO. Older people are being really careful here.

A lot of them can stay home and they do. The people I know are scared shitless of this stuff.