Yes, COVID-19 can be serious for younger adults, too:
Tsuang said more data collection is needed to better understand the risks younger people face. The data may overestimate the prevalence of severe disease, the report says, because testing has skewed toward those with travel histories or more serious symptoms.
The CDC report also underscores a warning from Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House’s coronavirus response coordinator. " the millennial generation ... there may be a disproportional number of infections among that group. And so even if it's a rare occurrence, it may be seen more frequently in that group and be evident now," she added.
Deaths were also low for younger people. Only nine of the 44 known deaths in the report were among those between ages 20 and 64, and no one under 19 was known to have died.
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