And it's not just overweight people like ScoobyDoo that have to worry folks. She's also at greater risk if she has any of the following conditions: asthma, cancer, cerebral palsy, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis, diabetes, emphysema, epilepsy, high blood pressure, kidney disease, motor neuron disease (MND), multiple sclerosis (MS), neurofibromatosis, parkinson's disease, pneumonia, sleep apnea...
Other people at greater risk are those taking immunosuppressive medications after organ transplants or for conditions such as addison disease, matomyositis, graves disease, hashimoto thyroiditis, pernicious anemia, arthritis, lupus, and more.
You can read more about these conditions and a few others at these web sites:
As an elderly boomer wearing two dirty masks over my mouth and nose, I follow the science that Google shows me and the science that Bill Gates fact-checks for me.
And it's not just overweight people like ScoobyDoo that have to worry folks. She's also at greater risk if she has any of the following conditions: asthma, cancer, cerebral palsy, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis, diabetes, emphysema, epilepsy, high blood pressure, kidney disease, motor neuron disease (MND), multiple sclerosis (MS), neurofibromatosis, parkinson's disease, pneumonia, sleep apnea...
Other people at greater risk are those taking immunosuppressive medications after organ transplants or for conditions such as addison disease, matomyositis, graves disease, hashimoto thyroiditis, pernicious anemia, arthritis, lupus, and more.
You can read more about these conditions and a few others at these web sites:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-who-is-at-risk/art-20483301
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/diseases-conditions/people-high-risk-for-severe-illness-covid-19.html
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-care/underlyingconditions.html
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-and-covid19-who-is-at-higher-risk
You’re right. Many of these conditions could also be prevented by exercise.
As an elderly boomer wearing two dirty masks over my mouth and nose, I follow the science that Google shows me and the science that Bill Gates fact-checks for me.