Dr. James Lawler, co-director of the Global Health Security Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (USA) has warned about the alarming hospitalization rate during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Young people (under 50 years old) those we previously thought would not have serious symptoms for COVID-19, now their hospitalization rate is rising at a dizzying rate, says Dr James Lawler.
Therefore, this is not only a pandemic for un vaccinated people in the US, but also a pandemic for young people today".
He added: "I think this is a threat to young people, erasing the idea that young people will not have severe symptoms. What is happening is clearly not like that, especially with the Delta wave.
The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations for patients in their 30s average 1,113 people per day, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The average daily hospitalization rate has increased by 22.6% from 908 in the previous 7 days.
The average number of hospitalizations in the past 7 days for people aged 18 to 29 has reached 694 cases, an increase of 20.7 compared to the previous week. The average daily hospitalization rate for children under 17 also increased by 31.2% compared to last week, according to data from the US CDC.
Meanwhile, children under 12 are still not eligible for COVID-19 vaccination and the vaccination rate for young people under 40 continues to decrease in the US.
Experts have noted that older adults are at higher risk of death and developing serious COVID-19. However, recent figures are a clear warning of the Delta variety's increase.
Delta variants can be transmitted more easily than Alpha variants. Not only that, Delta variation also causes an increase in the hospitalization rate in young and healthy people even when the number of vaccinated people has increased.
Dr. James Fiorica, medical director of the Sarasota Memorial Health Care System in Florida (USA) shared in the Wall Street Journal that Delta variation "favores social mobility".
A 30-year-old who has not been vaccinated can be a perfect virus carrier, Fiorica said.
According to Dr. James Fiorica, young people who work in offices and participate in large-scale social activities are more susceptible to infection and spread the virus.
