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Old 09-12-2013, 10:26 AM
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The CDC is a wonderful website to gather information for the non-medical and medical professionals. I will tell you that although the CDC has targeted "high risk" groups it doesn't spell out--co-morbities for non high risk groups (at least in your research). We certainly don't agree on that issue. I will agree "older adults" are at a higher risk for common sense reasoning--but to say it isn't as important if you are younger? Depends on your overall well being-not just your age even for higher risk groups.

I just don't think a sporting event needs to shut down due to a heat index, unless you shut down all the sports for the same thing. Tennis, softball, golf...whatever. Just my opinion.