Hospitals are reporting record numbers of COVID-19 patients in their 30s, largely due to the contagious Delta variant.
due to their active lifestyle -- for many in their 30s, these are prime years for working, parenting, and socializing.Nationally, less than half of those ages 25-39 are fully vaccinated, compared with 61% of all adults, according“It loves social mobility,” James Fiorica, MD, chief medical officer of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System in Florida, told the newspaper.
“This age group pretty much went unscathed,” Nikhil Meena, MD, director of the hospital’s Medical Intensive Care Unit, told the newspaper. Now, he said, “they’re all out there doing their thing and getting infected and getting sick enough to be in this hospital.”: “New Covid-19 Hospitalizations for 30- to 39-Year-Olds at Record Rate.”
CDC: “New Admissions of Patients with Confirmed COVID-19 per 100,000 Population by Age Group, United States,” “Demographic Characteristics of People Receiving COVID-19 Vaccinations in the United States.”
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