The latest twist is President Joe Biden has COVID and is isolating at home. This was a time before COVID vaccines, before specific COVID treatments and before we knew as much about COVID as we do today. It was very clear early in the pandemic that your chances of getting severe disease and dying increased with age. Remember, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson ended up in the ICU with his COVID infection in April 2020, despite being 55 at the time. But the threat COVID poses to an individual is far less now than it has ever been.

Source: The Star July 18, 2024 16:28 UTC