[dradernh]

Originally Posted by XutvJet

The vast majority of other deaths (95%+) in the US are of those 70 and older and those in generally poor health. If you fit into this category, you really should hunker down and sit this out until the vaccine is available to you. You should not be venturing into public and hanging out with people unless absolutely necessary.

My wife and I are over 70, so we've been following the advice in your last sentence since late last March. Fortunately, doing so has made little difference to us.

We're in good health and reasonably fit, so we can imagine that we might survive a case of Covid-19. What concerns us just as much, however, are the accounts of the 'long-haulers' like this physician: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/w...ng-hauler.html, and these young people: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/w...ng-hauler.html.

Despite not knowing the number or percentage of 'long-haulers' that are out there (data that may take years to assemble), our takeaway is that this disease is to be avoided at all costs, no matter who you are.