If you have been following the coronavirus COVID-19 very closely, you have likely heard that it is older people with pre-existing conditions. Children seem (in China) to have some immunity to severe infections. If they get the disease, it is milder.
This is the first document that I've come across that breaks down the populations and death rates with more specificity. Check it out and feel better if you are under 30, or feel worse — the older you get and the more health issues you have.
Who is getting sick, and how sick? A breakdown of coronavirus risk by demographic factors.
Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.
