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Originally Posted by graciegirl
There is a higher risk of serious illness to the teachers, aides and support staff including cafeteria workers and custodians who are precious to a lot of people and those people can spread the illness to seniors who will see one out of ten die if they contract the illness.
In response to GulfCoast, who mentions her/his teenage children and wanting them to be able to swim and drive and take other risks. Younger families are not as dangerously at risk of death as people who live here in The Villages. Many children have been visiting their grandparents here and could be carriers. Still younger people are experiencing some manifestation of the virus that are very worrisome, such as excessive clotting, causing strokes in young adults and skin rashes and congestion that can become quite serious. Long lasting damage to the lungs is also something that happens to younger people. The experts have really not had the time to assess all of the different ways this new corona virus damages the human body.
Many of us who live here in The Villages have had friends be hospitalized in the ICU and have lost friends to the virus. It is real and it is dangerous to seniors.
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I totally understand what you're saying, TV is a higher risk demographic than a neighborhood filled with school children is. Obviously, grandparents would have to use their judgement and it might be that visits with the grandchildren will have to be kept to a minimum while school in session UNLESS the children are distance learning/homeschooling or otherwise socially isolating.
I, myself, am within the age range of people living in TV, I just happen to have one still in HS and another in college. Not quite ready to make the move, yet, but I'm starting the research. Thankfully, there seems to be some promising treatments for this virus being discussed. This might be the answer we have all been praying for!