An 18 year old has died in the UK of Coronavirus

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Maybe THIS will make these stupid kids stay at home, rather than socialising.

I agree, maybe those snowflakes sobbing because they will miss end of school prom may get a clue - but I doubt it. How many will it take?

@Sally872 oh so as long as your children are ok who cares about anyone else’s is it? Those of us with young family members with underlying conditions can’t get rid of that knot in our stomach.

Keeping everything crossed for him and you TitsalinaBumSquash

In data from China the main “underlying illnesses” of Covid-19 patients were diabetes and hypertension. Two very common diseases that do not mean a person has one foot in the grave.

Those of us with young family members with underlying conditions can’t get rid of that knot in our stomach.

Badskinday. This must be fucking horrible for you.

The reports say that the victim had underlying health conditions so is the title about trying to shock?

@Sally872 what are you on about? How has it “misled and panicked” you? It’s a fact; sadly an 18 year old has died.

*In data from China the main “underlying illnesses” of Covid-19 patients were diabetes and hypertension. Two very common diseases that do not mean a person has one foot in the grave.
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Yes - and many people with these conditions will have survived.

62% of Brits are overweight or obese, with all of the accompanying health conditions. 16% of Brits over 18 are smokers, with all of those accompanying health conditions.
Never mind the number of "functioning" alcoholics walking around with cirrhosis and liver disease walking around who have NO symptoms. The number of people with early stage cancers and NO symptoms. With HIV or Hepatitis and NO symptoms.

Then there is the number of people who are stressed, over worked, short on sleep, and suffering from vitamin and mineral deficiencies, meaning their immune system is fragile, I would argue the majority of the NHS workforce.

Nobody is alright, jack. We need to get real, quick.

This is the reality of the illness. And all those kids are potential carriers. Made worse by the fact she was initially refused the test and her school reopened.

www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/18325986.a-huge-loss-primary-school-headteacher-dies-coronavirus/

@BilboBercow that’s a relief. Stay safe

As someone who has an 18 year old with an underlying condition that puts her at very high risk I’m pretty appalled by this ‘oh well, they had an underlying condition’ attitude. My dds life is just as important as everyone else’s and apart from a mild learning difficulty that many people have, you wouldn’t notice any difference between her and any other teenager.

I’m getting increasingly angry at the selfish behaviour of so many people and the complete ineptitude of this government to get through to the unbelievably large number of dimwits who can’t stay at home. Sadly, these are the ones who will be unaffected by this while my dd who is an amazing human could end up alone in hospital or worse.

*I felt a lump in my throat and a knot in my stomach when I read this. Clicked assuming I was going to discover something new, 18 year olds can just die from this. No link so I cant check quickly.

Turns out he had underlying health conditions*

I’d like to fully respond to but might actually get banned from mumsnet.

It is really sad. But your heading mislead and panicked me. Wish people would think before they post

Being a smoker wouldn’t do you any favours if you were unlucky enough to contract Covid 19

*I’d like to fully respond to but might actually get banned from mumsnet

I’m so incandescent I can’t even respond properly

Have there been any deaths of younger, previously healthy people in the UK? I haven’t seen the latest figures but I thought at least 80% of cases were supposed to be mild

Of course, many of us could be walking around with underlying medical conditions that we know nothing about - yet.
We may well find out if we contract Coronovirus.
As a young Nurse (I'm far from young now), I can still remember, all too clearly, the young 17 year old boy who dropped down dead while waiting to catch the bus to work.
He was an apprentice.
Never been ill in his short life.
Yet another reason why we should all stay home, unless essential, and keep our bugs to ourselves.
None of us know how this will pan out for us individually, whether we consider ourselves fit and well or not.

Yes - if you are on (the majority) of medications for arthritis you’ll be considered as having underlying medical issues because they reduce your immunity...same for ms and many many many other conditions!!!!...how many people in this country currently receiving treatment for cancer?!!! My dh has very very mild asthma (not used an inhaler in 10years) but if he died from cv he’d be listed as having ‘underlying issues’. WAKE UP.....what is the % of the population who count - the govt should use this statitistic to make the point. Maybe the race for life/similar charities need to start shouting about this?

I’ve got fibromyalgia which is a terrible painful neurological condition. I’m surprised it doesn’t fall into the at risk category
Really? Why would it? You sound disappointed.

Threads like this are so awful. I don't understand the people who get off on all the upset they know they are going to cause.

I hate the ‘underlying health condition’ caveat on the reporting.

Obesity, raised blood pressure, asthma - things you or your friends definitely have - these are all ‘underlying’.

It’s pretty meaningless and it just makes some healthy people view those that have died as ‘weaker’ and increasing healthy people’s view that it won’t affect them.

Most of the younger victims with "underlying health conditions" would have had decades of life expectancy in normal times

They weren't all going to die within the next few months anyway, ffs

T2, raised blood pressure, asthma, BMI over 40 .... people can normally expect to live to a ripe old age with these
and there are a sizeable % of the population living a normal life with these conditions

So don't just dismiss their deaths as something that was going to happen anyway

Few of the victims, especially the young, were terminally ill

They died decades early

Just been listening to discussion with the former US director or CDC and former US surgeon general, saying that he thinks the messaging about this has been too skewed towards risk to elderly and that risk is spread wider than they thought. They said that even a 20 year old marathon runner in the best shape ever could get this and have severe complications.

They said latest figures from the CDC looking at the cases in the US show that 40% of the serious ie hospitalised cases are people aged 20-54. They do have a lower fatality rate than the elderly but they are not immune. So while being elderly or immuno compromised, or having certain underlying conditions raises risk of complications, no one should think that severe illness will be anywhere near limited to those groups.

BigChocFrenzy I agree with you. I really think people are being lulled into a false sense of security when they hear "underlying conditions". They hear that and envisage people with conditions that meant they were nearing the end of their life expectancy already.

Yeah, no.

Yeah 'underlying conditions' seems to just be hospitals'/the press' way of keeping people from panicking!

Unless of course the reader has an underlying condition that makes them really vulnerable.

I’m getting so annoyed with the othering of people who have underlying conditions. As if it’s ok for them (us, me) to die because Theyre already ill with something. There’s no consideration for the already sick and vulnerable in reporting