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It's also irrational. 50% of all covid deaths have come from nursing homes (make up about 0.6% of population). 81% come from people 65+. According to the CDC, people age 1 - 24 have made up a total of 230 deaths due to covid (weeks ending 2/1 through 7/29).

If you are a college aged student, you have a significantly better chance of drowning than you do dying from Covid.

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Blood clotting, stroke, and embolisms
Physicians report that patients hospitalized for Covid-19 are experiencing high rates of blood clots that can cause strokes, heart attacks, lung blockages, and other complications, Parshley reports.

For instance, physicians are seeing an uptick in strokes among young patients with Covid-19.

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Heart damage
Physicians have also reported an increase in inflammation of and damage to the heart muscle in Covid-19 patients. One study published in March found that out of 416 hospitalized Covid-19 patients, 19% showed signs of heart damage.

Another study from Wuhan published in January found 12% of Covid-19 patients showed signs of cardiovascular damage. Other studies have since found evidence of myocarditis, inflammation of the heart muscle that can cause scarring, and heart failure in Covid-19 patients.

Now, physicians warn that Covid-19 survivors may experience long-lasting cardiac damage and cardiovascular problems, which could increase their risk for heart attack and stroke. Doctors also warn Covid-19 could worsen existing heart problems.

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Lung damage
Research shows some patients experience lung symptoms such as pain and a dry cough, weeks after recovering from the virus.

Physicians have also found evidence of scarring in Covid-19 patients' lungs. According to Parshley, some CT scans show Covid-19 patients have light gray patches on their lungs called "ground-glass opacities," which don't always heal. One Chinese study found the patches in 77% of patients, Parshley reports.

Brennan explained that the "virus creates an incredibly aggressive immune response" that causes "spaces [in the lungs to be] filled with debris and pus, making your lungs less pliable." According to Brennan, this type of lung damage can be permanent and could result in reduced lung capacity.

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Neurological symptoms
Research shows Covid-19 can also affect the central nervous system after patients showed neurological symptoms like headaches, dizziness, loss of taste and smell, and impaired consciousness. According to researchers, symptoms were most common in patients with severe cases of the disease.

Mitchell Elkind, president-elect of the American Heart Association and professor of neurology and epidemiology at Columbia University, said doctors should be "on the lookout for long-term neurocognitive problems," including decreased concentration and memory as well as dysfunction of the peripheral nerves that lead to the "arms, legs, fingers, and toes."

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