1/4 Both many on the right and many younger people have mocked the #coronavirus as only a danger to old people.

Even if that was true, that should be enough to care and want to stop it.

But it& #39;s not true. https://nyti.ms/3bdE1yN ">https://nyti.ms/3bdE1yN&q...
2/4 New C.D.C. data showed that nearly 40 percent of patients sick enough to be hospitalized were aged 20 to 54, though the risk of dying is significantly higher in older people and those who have underlying health conditions

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-19/coronavirus-in-young-people-is-it-dangerous-data-show-it-can-be">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti... via @business
4/4 So please, for everybody& #39;s sake, practice #SocialDistancing, #WashYourHands https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">, and take the coronavirus seriously.

#WeAreInThisTogether #FlattenTheCurve
https://twitter.com/AllisonFox4News/status/1240001658446385158">https://twitter.com/AllisonFo...
https://twitter.com/KENS5/status/1240393794073305091">https://twitter.com/KENS5/sta...
2/2 https://twitter.com/AliNouriPhD/status/1240660209099563008">https://twitter.com/AliNouriP...
Another cautionary tale... and a young woman fighting for her life. I wish her all, and commend her stubborn bravery for posting this even as she is in this state. https://twitter.com/kr3at/status/1240296333354950658">https://twitter.com/kr3at/sta...
Bjonda Haliti is 22 and has the #coronavirus.

Here is her story.

While the elderly are most at risk, anybody can be devastated by this disease.

#ShelterInPlace #WashYourHands https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> #SocialDistancing https://twitter.com/baeonda/status/1240324132723544070">https://twitter.com/baeonda/s...
1/2 Again, this is NOT just a disease that affects older people. It strikes everybody. https://twitter.com/TrinityResists/status/1241504933058207744">https://twitter.com/TrinityRe...
2/2 https://twitter.com/bradleyziffer/status/1240676575168921600">https://twitter.com/bradleyzi...
2/2 “It first struck me how different it was when I saw my first coronavirus patient go bad. I was like, Holy shit, this is not the flu. Watching this relatively young guy, gasping for air, pink frothy secretions coming out of his tube.”
https://twitter.com/twmentality1/status/1243356113577238528">https://twitter.com/twmentali...
Different populations have different pressing concerns. Vulnerable coal miners suffering from black lung disease fear what will happen if COVID-19 is added to the mix.

Appalachian Coal Communities Brace For Coronavirus: It’s Going ‘To Wipe Us Out’ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/coronavirus-coal-miners-black-lung_n_5e862723c5b6a949183323d7?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004">https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cor...
David Lat& #39;s tale is both one of hope for survival, and a cautionary tale of how even survival can be difficult. The best answer: don& #39;t get it to begin with.

#StayHome https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">
I spent 6 days on a ventilator with covid-19. It saved me, but my life is not the same. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/09/my-near-death-experience-ventilator/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/...
15 Children Are Hospitalized With Mysterious Illness Possibly Tied to COVID-19 https://news.yahoo.com/15-children-hospitalized-mysterious-illness-122427763.html?soc_src=hl-viewer&soc_trk=tw">https://news.yahoo.com/15-childr... via @YahooNews
Former Obama health care head Andy Slavitt ( . @ASlavitt ) explains how COVID-19 is not just a disease that impacts the elderly, but also heavily affects those who are middle aged, from 45 to 64. https://twitter.com/ASlavitt/status/1265830745345581062">https://twitter.com/ASlavitt/...
Richard Rose, 37, passed away on July 4 from complications from COVID-19—several months after he posted to Facebook he didn’t believe in wearing face coverings.

His family says he had no known pre-existing health conditions. https://www.dailydot.com/irl/richard-rose-ohio-covid-death/">https://www.dailydot.com/irl/richa...
1/2 https://twitter.com/HelenBranswell/status/1287828410073600004?s=20">https://twitter.com/HelenBran...
1/3 This thread is normally about younger victims of COVID-19, to dispel the myth that it only affects the old.

But even when older Americans die, there are younger victims.

Justin Hunter, 17, lost both of his parents in 4 days. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-19-deaths-17-year-old-boy-both-parents/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covi...
3/3 20-Year-Old Brother Left to Look After 2 Teenage Sisters After Parents Die of Coronavirus

Nameer and Nada Ayram came to America from Iraq eight years ago in search of a better life.

Now only their son is left to look after his sisters, 18 and 13. https://people.com/human-interest/20-year-old-brother-left-teenage-sisters-parents-die-coronavirus/">https://people.com/human-int...
My thread here is dedicated to dispelling the lie that COVID-19 is "a disease that only kills the old."

I am sure it overlaps some with this thread that tracks children who have been lost to it.

There is no guarantee anybody is immune to the #TrumpVirus. https://twitter.com/Cleavon_MD/status/1280930511527923713?s=20">https://twitter.com/Cleavon_M...
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