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A couple of useful articles from the NYT:
Obesity Linked to Severe Coronavirus Disease, Especially for Younger Patients
Obesity Linked to Severe Coronavirus Disease, Especially for Younger Patients - The New York Times
Obesity, with or without other health problems, puts people in the high risk category for COVID-19. Apparently it's hitting young obese people pretty hard.
The reasons why are not clear yet, and more studies are needed. But this will be very bad for the US, and most of the South in particular.
Surprisingly enough, asthma does not appear to be a major risk factor at this time:
Asthma Is Absent Among Top Covid-19 Risk Factors, Early Data Shows
Asthma Is Absent Among Top Covid-19 Risk Factors, Early Data Shows - The New York Times
It doesn't even make the top 10 for comorbidities in New York's cases.
Obesity Linked to Severe Coronavirus Disease, Especially for Younger Patients
Obesity Linked to Severe Coronavirus Disease, Especially for Younger Patients - The New York Times
Obesity, with or without other health problems, puts people in the high risk category for COVID-19. Apparently it's hitting young obese people pretty hard.
The reasons why are not clear yet, and more studies are needed. But this will be very bad for the US, and most of the South in particular.
Surprisingly enough, asthma does not appear to be a major risk factor at this time:
Asthma Is Absent Among Top Covid-19 Risk Factors, Early Data Shows
Asthma Is Absent Among Top Covid-19 Risk Factors, Early Data Shows - The New York Times
It doesn't even make the top 10 for comorbidities in New York's cases.