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."

[quote Quartz2208]it is a Guardian article

www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/22/younger-women-bearing-brunt-of-second-wave-of-covid-in-uk[/quote]
The article says:

"The latest Co-Cin data show that between January and September, 56% of the people treated in hospital for coronavirus were men and 44% were women. But since 1 August, women have accounted for 48% of those treated in hospital, the rise due to almost entirely to a surge in the number of admissions of women aged 20 to 40. There is no rise in admissions of men in that age range."

So it's a rise in the % of admissions who are women, not neccessarily a rise in the overall number of patients who are women. Where's Ben Goldacre when his former employers need him?

Sorry I should confirm not just women but young and healthy, no idea if these people have underlying health conditions.

Nhs hospitals in general are testing for admissions/ theatre. Not for outpatient appointments. Policy changes as positive years were low, this might change of course as cases rise.

Bloody low paid fatties, leave em to it , I say.

How many women aged 20-40 and what proportion of those women have COVID specific high risk factors?

There is an article here, teenager of 18 admitted, it does happen, she was Ok though..

I hope that it may mean more are being treated earlier, rather than left at home.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52853647

Scaremongering article

Obesity is included in underlying health conditions isn't it?

@Ugzbugz

This is exactly what happened with the Spanish flu, the second wave killed the young healthy people in that age bracket, maybe history is repeating itself.

Righto let's scaremonger with no evidence

Do they all have kids, most people seem to be ignoring that the under 5's have the highest viral load.
It can be 100% greater than a 5 - 17 year old, or adult.
Nurseries have opened up again.
But shush we can't blame the little ones because mum and dad have to work to keep the economy going.
It's becoming so transparent.

The number of death registrations may have been affected by the August Bank holiday (31 August). This can cause delays in deaths being registered in Week 36, resulting in an increase in deaths being registered in Week 37.

from the Office of National Statistics

Wonder if they're teachers

A pp mentioned the pill - there has been some research on hormones such as the pill and HRT. It was hoped that HRT might be protective, but it seems to slightly increase risk, although HRT varies and all the types were lumped in together. The pill however seems to be slightly protective if I remember rightly, the research came through weeks ago on the zoe app, I will see if I can link.

Did nurseries open in June ?

More info requires - most care workers/hospitality are in the age bracket. Why assume schools?

There are 425,000 teachers in England and 70% of them are women. Fair to say the numbers could reflect the return of teachers.

@TwilightSkies

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

Why? Do those people deserve to die then in your view?

covid.joinzoe.com/post/post-menopause-covid

So now the panic sets in because it may affect ‘us’ and not just others, others being the vulnerable, the overweight, those who have underlying conditions or who are BAME, all of whom have been seen as expendable by a few on here with their demands for life to go back to normal.

But the cases were rising from early August - so that doesn’t fit.
Majority of care workers are women, hairdressers opened in July, plus hospitality, people started to relax and go on staycations, some beaches were packed.

I’m sure data is being collected from schools/ nurseries, so hopefully there will be evidence of transmission or not soon.

More young people are getting Covid. Therefore a very small proportion will get seriously ill. Most of that tiny proportion will recover.
Look at the numbers they a tiny percentage.
Still more men getting it too.

All this 'my DDS are that age' sad face etc is non sense created by an inability to recognise scaremongering meaningless statistics.
The average age of people dying from Covid world wide is 82.

@Jrobhatch29

Not at all, everyone on this thread is though. Its quiet simple to read about it though should you wish.

If you dont want to be scared dont read shit on here for a start.

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

Agree, and I hope when they fall ill, they'll sue the government - it's an unsafe workplace at the moment.

@Beebityboo

I am obese due to disability and this disability also makes me more susceptible to blood clotting. I am beyond terrified at this point. I lost two stone since March but it has stalled and just won't be able to lose enough, quickly enough. Three children at school...I really think I might die this Winter. I'm only 33 .

Sending kindest thoughts

Why? Do those people deserve to die then in your view?

WTF? It's obvious people are going to ask questions about people's health when they're discussing a health issue. The only person who mentioned deserving was ... you.

@Southernsoftie76

Don’t tar us all with the same brush. Some of us have been harping on and on about the importance of protecting the vulnerable, and getting slated in the process.

Perhaps this may make people take a bit more notice of the guidelines...hopefully anyway.