The Houston Health Department’s Dr. David Persse says as coronavirus cases rise in younger people, they “just need to understand they have the same level of responsibility as anybody else does.”
But officials are now warning of the growing impact Covid-19 is having on young people, like 29-year-old Jerry Ward, who told CNN he had to be hospitalized after going to a house party for a cousin's birthday.
Biologist says young people are fueling Covid-19 pandemic 02:10Rising cases among young people is a 'smoldering fire,' expert saysSome young people who become infected will need to be hospitalized if they have underlying medical conditions, like Ward. But while many will recover at home, that doesn't mean the impacts are any less severe.
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