OB/GYN resident dies of Covid-19 after being assigned to work in the ER

[Mwfan1921]

@Creekland

In PA as of this typing, 269 people aged 100+ have contracted Covid. “Only” 119 died from it meaning over half survived.

Yet this 28 year old doctor died.

In PA 14 people aged 20-29 have died, though most survive. Not all had underlying conditions either including a 20 year old football player for one of our state schools.

One can’t help but wonder why sometimes.

The 20 year old football player did have a condition that made him at-risk for covid per CDC…he was obese with a bmi >30. He was actually morbidly obese with a bmi >40.

This study (not yet peer reviewed of course) shows that obese individuals are more likely to be infected with covid, and more likely to have a severe case with higher mortality.

Mechanistic pathways for individuals with obesity are presented in depth for factors linked with COVID‐19 risk, severity and their potential for diminished therapeutic and prophylactic treatments among these individuals. Individuals with obesity are linked with large significant increases in morbidity and mortality from COVID‐19. There are many mechanisms that jointly explain this impact. A major concern is that vaccines will be less effective for the individuals with obesity.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/obr.13128