“This is a disease that can and often does confound, with many people experiencing no or very mild symptoms and others progressing to prolonged, debilitating bouts of illness that, in some cases, can lead to death. It’s also a disease that can take its time: People who appear to be recovering can take a turn for the worse at a point where, with other respiratory infections like influenza or colds, one would be expected to be starting to recover.”
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“Given Trump’s age and his weight — whether he would be medically classified as obese is a matter of debate — his chances of developing severe disease are higher than his wife’s. (Men also have a higher rate of severe Covid illness than women.)
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Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest a person 65 to 74 has a five times greater chance of being hospitalized with coronavirus infection than a person aged 18 to 29. The risk of death from Covid-19 in the president’s age demographic is 90 times higher than that people in the 18 to 29 age group.
Ranney noted the risk of death from the infection for a person Trump’s age is 8%. “
