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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know several elderly people who died during the first year of covid.

Here’s the thing: all of them had underlying conditions…so they were heading in that direction anyway. Covid just accelerated it.

Put another way: a healthy person without underlying issues—even if elderly—isn’t likely to die from covid.

My parents and in-laws (all of whom are in their 80s) got covid and survived. Nobody landed in the hospital. Why? No underlying health issues. Nobody is overweight. No reactive airway disease. Etc. [/quote]

You're broadly correct of course, but please beware of overgeneralizing. Humans of all ages, *seemingly* healthy, have died of Covid. It's rare, but it happens. This is because millions of people walk about right now, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, with underlying disorders they know nothing about. I have a blood clotting disorder, for example, that was only discovered because my child was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease (that has a genetic predisposition) and I thought to get the same bloodwork to check. I have never had symptoms, but it makes me more vulnerable to certain complications. Rapid death due to Covid is associated with an overreaction of the immune systen and a blood clotting issue in target organs.

So you don't know, OP, who might be more vulnerable to what. YOU could have an underlying condition you don't know about.

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Sure.

But I suppose I’m just struck by anyone who is surprised that someone in their 80s struggles or might even die when they get a respiratory virus. I mean, there’s a reason why the elderly get flu shots and the pneumonia vax…because a bad case can kill a vulnerable person…and all elderly people are vulnerable.

[b]And I don’t get all the fear by younger people.[/b] So many people got covid this year and it was barely a cold. Live your life. Wash your hands. [/quote]

My 45 year old husband had a “mild” case of COVID in June 2022 and has been disabled since that time. The original infection was “barely a cold” but he cannot “live his life.” I’m not afraid of it—I am living it, and warning you.

Handwashing has nothing to do with preventing COVID spread. Wear a mask.[/quote]

[b]What happened to him?[/b] I know a guy like this. He is now on disability for cognitive impairment after gettin covid. His initial infection wasn't mild though.[/quote]

I’m not sure I understand the question. In a subset of people with COVID—even mild COVID—this is a possible result. 90% of people with long COVID had “mild” COVID.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03173-6

I’m happy to answer specific questions if you have them. [/quote]

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