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The fact that most deaths have occurred in the over 70s doesn’t mean that younger people have nothing to fear from the virus. They may not die, but the long-term consequences of the infection may make their lives miserable.
Many viruses have long-term consequences. Some common cancers are caused by viral infection in early life. It will be some years before we learn whether or not Covid-19 is associated with an increased risk of cancer.
In the meantime, studies have shown that some infected patients develop long-term illness. The virus causes inflammation of the blood vessels. The heart, lungs, kidneys and liver can be damaged. Symptoms can include persistent fever, chronic fatigue, breathing difficulties, irregular heart beats, intestinal problems, brain damage, hallucinations and memory loss.
It seems that most people with these chronic symptoms were previously healthy and many are significantly younger than 60....
Am I being too simple to compare those calling for younger people to catch covid to a new drugs trial? Stage 3 of trialing new treatment, stage designed to look at longer term impact, testing hundreds to thousands of patients takes 1 to 4 years according to this site: