Coronavirus Young People

• A 23-year-old had a stroke due to coronavirus. He hopes his story is a ‘wake-up call’

  The novel coronavirus typically attacks the lungs, but there is growing evidence about its effects on another organ -- the brain.

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  Dec 2, 2020
  
• Interior Health pleads with young people to take coronavirus seriously

  Chief medical health officer Dr. Albert de Villiers said the coronavirus is mostly being contracted and spread among young people in the B.C. Southern Interior.

  Nov 17, 2020
  
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• Canada’s coronavirus patients getting younger as pandemic moves west

  B.C. and Alberta have seen big upticks in coronavirus cases over the summer.

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  Aug 19, 2020
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• Young people fuelling coronavirus surges around the world, WHO warns

  WHO officials said this month the proportion of younger people among those infected had risen globally.

  World

  Aug 18, 2020
• Why one expert says B.C. fumbled its coronavirus message to young people

  It comes as the province sees COVID-19 cases surging, driven largely by social gatherings of younger adults in Metro Vancouver.

  Aug 13, 2020
• ‘A call out to Deadpool’: B.C. premier wants stars to help fight surge in younger coronavirus cases

  B.C. Premier John Horgan wants Ryan Reynolds and Seth Rogen to use their influence to get younger British Columbians on board with COVID-19 precautions.

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  Aug 12, 2020
• Canada’s top doctor warns young people to not give in to coronavirus fatigue

  "This is your generation and your future that is being shaped. Younger age groups are not invincible against COVID-19," said Tam, who returned to the government's public briefings after her own summer break.

  Canada

  Jul 24, 2020
• Coronavirus: 30-year-old Toronto man who spent 8 weeks on ventilator, lost 130 pounds warns others

  "I open my eyes and I hear the doctor say, 'Mr. Noble, we're taking you to go operate on you and there's a two to ten per cent chance you're going to survive.'"

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  Jul 24, 2020
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• Young adults given new warnings as coronavirus cases spike across Canada

  The majority of the newly infected are young adults, many of whom have contracted the novel coronavirus by going to bars, restaurants and attending indoor parties, officials say.

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  Jul 21, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Ontario officials plead with young people to follow public health guidelines

  "It's easy for people to forget that we're still in a pandemic and to go back to what they used to do," said Dr. Barbara Yaffe.

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  Jul 20, 2020