Is all of this necessary for a virus that mainly kills elderly people in the care homes? Perhaps a better strategy around care homes is what is called for and the rest of us can go on living our lives. If you want to call me selfish for having that opinion, it is a free country. Go ahead, fill your boots.
What a stupid, stupid statement. Old age is one of the factors that makes severe complications including death from COVID more likely. However what exactly are all the other people who are not as healthy as you are supposed to do. Here is a cut and paste of conditions that are the same risk factor as being 80+
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Lung cancer
Some lung conditions may increase your risk of serious illness from COVID-19, including:
- Cystic fibrosis
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Moderate to severe asthma
These include type 2 diabetes, severe obesity and serious heart diseases. High blood pressure and type 1 diabetes may increase your risk of serious COVID-19 symptoms.
Your risk of serious illness is higher if you have heart diseases such as cardiomyopathy, pulmonary hypertension, congenital heart disease, heart failure or coronary artery disease.
People who currently have cancer are at higher risk of developing more severe illness from COVID-19.
Sickle cell anemia is another condition that increases the risk of severe COVID-19 symptoms.
Conditions that affect your immune system and increase your risk of serious illness from COVID-19 include:
- Organ transplants
- Cancer treatments
Your risk of serious symptoms from COVID-19 may be increased if you have conditions such as:
- Bone marrow transplant
- HIV/AIDS
- Long-term use of prednisone or similar drugs that weaken your immune system
If you have chronic kidney disease, you're at higher risk of becoming seriously ill with COVID-19. You may have a higher risk of being ill with serious COVID-19 symptoms if you have chronic liver disease.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coro...