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In reply to the discussion: Stephen Fry says Sweden's streets are 70% less busy and it's not dodging economic fallout [View all]Blue_true
(31,261 posts)I suspect that we will likely have bad results given the prevalence of obesity here in the USA, particularly in the South.
I know that in my case, I will continue to wear a mask and limit my excursions into public places as much as possible. Although I am considerably older than your 24 years, I am fit and not obese and I don't have any pre-existing, but still, I believe that it is foolish to take unnecessary chances because scientists really don't understand this thing enough yet to allow people to make informed choices other than the obvious ones (keep distance, wash hands). The virus seems to have considerable adaptability to the conditions that it end up in, as seen by it mutating to form at least one European strain after being brought from China. Is it possible that over a Summer the thing mutates from a deadly virus to a super deadly virus that kills across the spectrum, the 1918 Pandemic virus did almost exactly that, initially killing only the sick and old, but coming back in the second wave killing across all age groups and health statuses.
You seem to be a smart, well read person, so I am sure that you are assessing your risk level fully. But again, there is just so much that is not known about covid19 and what it is capable of.