Some young coronavirus patients "can be knocked on their back and brought to their knees pretty quickly," he said.
Most young people infected with the coronavirus won't become seriously ill, but a growing number of them have reported being sick for weeks on end. The nation's top disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said it may take a while to know whether they have long-term illnesses.
"If you look at what's going on with the new infections, the median age is about a decade and a half younger than it was a few months ago," Fauci said, adding that this could have dangerous effects on transmission. Story continues"I've never seen an infection with this broad range of manifestations," Fauci said. Some young people, he added,"can be knocked on their back and brought to their knees pretty quickly."The number of coronavirus hospitalizations among 18- to 29-year-olds is four times what it was a few months ago: about 38 hospitalizations out of every 100,000 people as of July 4, compared with nine out of every 100,000 people on April 18.
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