Rise in young women being admitted to hospital

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Reported by Sky News:

An expert has said more women aged 20 to 40 are being admitted to hospital with COVID-19.

Professor Calum Semple, professor of child health and outbreak medicine at the University of Liverpool, said the rise could be attributed to work and caring responsibilities.

"It does really show that this is not just a problem of the frail elderly, this is a problem that can affect people between 20 and 40 just as well," he told BBC Breakfast.

"These people will be working in hospitality. Also in caring roles, some will be parents of school children. It's mainly to do with their public sector and public facing roles."

Very worrying.

my 2 DD are within that age group!

Fancy that, just as schools reopen with no distancing

As the pressure on the health service has eased, there’s probably more capacity to admit less critical cases. I’m sure these are women who, in the peak of the pandemic, would have struggled massively for a while but been told to stay at home by 111.

Still, it’s not good. The new covid hospitalization data has been updated for today and continues the upward trend.

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Patients in hospital with covid, in England:

22-09-2020 1,335
21-09-2020 1,261
20-09-2020 1,141
19-09-2020 1,048
18-09-2020 988
17-09-2020 953
16-09-2020 894

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Ugh, that rendered badly. Will try again:

Patients in hospital with covid (England)

22-09-2020 ——,1335
21-09-2020 —— 1,261
20-09-2020—— 1,141
19-09-2020—— 1,048
18-09-2020 —— 988
17-09-2020 —— 953
16-09-2020 —— 894

Or you know, teachers. They should just say it. Women have been in care homes since the start.

Are they fit and healthy? Or have existing health conditions including obesity?

Data please! How many women are we talking about?

@TwilightSkies

Are they fit and healthy? Or have existing health conditions including obesity?

Why does this matter?

I really hate this kind of infomation without any context (news not you OP)

RepeatSwan it matters because people want to analyse the situation.

Whats that got to do with anything twilight? They've specifically said the increase in women is because they are more exposed to the virus because of their jobs.

@TwilightSkies

Are they fit and healthy? Or have existing health conditions including obesity?

Yes, important to know this. If it's healthy thin people there's a problem. If it's fatties or those with chronic illnesses, fuck 'em, eh?

Presumably, if they were in work in caring professions then they will have been reasonably fit and healthy. The list of 'underlying conditions' is very long and the vast majority of people on it would consider themselves 'well'.

Lots of people will test positive in hospital even though they have no covid symptoms.

People are being routinely tested on admission.

The rise might be in young women giving birth/with ingrown toenails/having their appendix removed/cancer. And no Covid related issues at all.

it matters because people want to analyse the situation.

Exactly!

@feelingverylazytoday

RepeatSwan it matters because people want to analyse the situation.

I interpreted it more as @GCAcademic suggests.

If it's healthy thin people there's a problem. If it's fatties or those with chronic illnesses, fuck 'em, eh?

Nobody said that.
I asked a question.

I saw the same interview

They did say it might be related to the preponderance of younger women in customer and client facing employment, particularly in the public sector (no specific mention of HCPs)

Having said that, I would very much like to know if any of them were paused 'shielders' who have been working in schools (and maybe in other public facing high risk roles, I don't know). I am appalled that we have sent this group back into schools with no protection.

@Allmyarseandpeggymartin

Data please! How many women are we talking about?

If you check the weekly surveillance report uploaded by Public Health England, this may offer so further insight. Full of data.

Are they fit and healthy?
I was ill in March (healthy white 32 year old, low BMI, no asthma etc) and I spent two weeks in bed. I was breathless for 3 or 4 days in the second week, I could sit up in bed and read my phone but I couldn't walk to the kitchen and make a cup of tea.

I think I got so ill because I had an 8 week old baby so was tired/run-down to start off with...I imagine a lot of young mums are pretty run down atm.

@Itisasecret

Or you know, teachers. They should just say it. Women have been in care homes since the start.

I dont think that's a reasonable comment. If young care workers weren't hospitalised in greater numbers from the start then why would teachers? I doubt its linked to one profession, more likely linked to the wide range of public facing jobs women in this age range do