Renewed Warnings For Young People About Dangers Of Coronavirus

Stephanie Stahl reports.

EMPLOYEES, WHO HAVE HAD CLOSECONTACT WITH THE TWO INFECTEMPLOYEES.RENEWED WARNINGS ARE BEINGISSUED TO YOUNG PEOPLE, THECORONAVIRUS REMAINSPOTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TOEVERYONE.39 PERCENT OF THE COVID-19PATIENTS ARE BETWEEN AGE OF25, AND 49.HEALTH REPORTER STEPHANIESTAHL IS HERE TO TALK ABOUTTHAT, STEPHANIE.REPORTER: CALIFORNIA HASTHE FIRST DEATH OF THECOVID-19 PATIENT YOUNGER THAN18 YEARS OLD EARLIER THIS WEEKAND CDC IS REPORT AGO THISYOUNG PEOPLE MAY BE MORESUSCEPTIBLE TO BECOMINGCRITICALLY ILL THEN PREVIOUSLYTHOUGHT.IF I GET CORONA I GETCORONA.END OF THE DAY I WILL IN THELET IT STOP ME FROM PARTYING.REPORTER: CRINGE WORTHYSCENES FROM SPRING BREAK,YOUNG PEOPLE CONGREGATING INTHE FACE OF THE CORONAVIRUSOUTBREAK.NOW GROWING NUMBER OF THEYOUNG PEOPLE ARE BEING,DIAGNOSIS WITH THE VIRUS.PHILADELPHIA HEALTHCOMMISSIONER SAID THAT 18 NEWCASES ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 20.PRIMARILY CONGESTION AND ACOUGH.I ALSO EXPERIENCED A LITTLEBIT OF A FEVER.REPORTER: CDC SAYS CLOSE TO30 PERCENT OF PATIENTSHOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 AREBETWEEN AGE OF 20 TO 54.BECAUSE OF THE SORT OF THERAPID SPREAD EVERYONE ISWORRIED.I HAVE A MULTIPLE FRIENDS INTHE HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW.REPORTER: SURGEON GENERALSAYS VAPING MIGHT BE CAUSINGTHE MORE SERIOUS COVID-19INFECTIONS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE.PEOPLE WHO ARE CHRONICALLYVAPING ARE DOING DAMAGE TOTHEIR LUNGS, DIDN'T REALIZEIT, UNTIL THEY GET ANINFECTION AND INSULT INTOTHEIR RESPIRATORY SYSTEM WHICHTHE COVID-19 VIRUS IS.REPORTER: EVEN BEFORE THEOUTBREAK VAPING EPIDEMIC AMONGYOUNG AMERICANS CAUSED A SPIKEIN SERIOUS LUNG INJURIES.CARE AND TREATMENT CENTERS AREOFFERING A ON LINE VAPINGCESSATION COURSE.THIS IS THE PERFECT TIME TOSTOP VAPING AND USING AN ONLINE PLATFORM AS YOU HUNKERDOWN AT HOME AND ISOLATINGYOURSELF.SO DO SOMETHING THAT IS GOODFOR YOU.THIS IS A GREAT TIME.REPORTER: ON LINE COURSESESPECIALLY POPULAR WITHTELEMEDICINE CONNECTING WITHHEALTH CARE PROVIDERS VIA YOURPHONE OR COMPUTERS.DOCTORS SAY WHILE COVID-19 CAN