U.S. Surgeon General: Average Age of People Dying from Coronavirus Is 80 Plus

Margaret BRENNAN I want ░░░░░░░░ ask you about I ░░░░░░░░ it it seems that ░░░░░░░░ homes in particular are ░░░░░░░░ vulnerable Older people are ░░░░░░░░ advised as you heard ░░░░░░░░ Dr Fauci there to ░░░░░░░░ putting themselves in certain ░░░░░░░░ Would you tell someone ░░░░░░░░ the age of what ░░░░░░░░ 60 I mean what ░░░░░░░░ the age group that ░░░░░░░░ re saying should not ░░░░░░░░ on a plane or ░░░░░░░░ on a cruise ship ░░░░░░░░ Adams Well great question ░░░░░░░░ we re we ve ░░░░░░░░ new data emerging We ░░░░░░░░ that the average age ░░░░░░░░ people who are dying ░░░░░░░░ Coronavirus is 80 plus ░░░░░░░░ know that the average ░░░░░░░░ of people who are ░░░░░░░░ medical care and advanced ░░░░░░░░ care is 60 plus ░░░░░░░░ so what we re ░░░░░░░░ folks is that if ░░░░░░░░ re in an at ░░░░░░░░ group meaning you re ░░░░░░░░ and or you have ░░░░░░░░ heart disease lung disease ░░░░░░░░ re immunosuppressed for whatever ░░░░░░░░ that you should be ░░░░░░░░ extra precautions not to ░░░░░░░░ yourself in a situation ░░░░░░░░ you may be exposed ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN What if you ░░░░░░░░ pregnant DR Adams Again ░░░░░░░░ you re pregnant I ░░░░░░░░ advise taking extra precautions ░░░░░░░░ that said no one ░░░░░░░░ the age of 30 ░░░░░░░░ died of the Coronavirus ░░░░░░░░ in South Korea No ░░░░░░░░ under the age of ░░░░░░░░ has died of Coronavirus ░░░░░░░░ Japan There s something ░░░░░░░░ being younger that is ░░░░░░░░ But if you are ░░░░░░░░ one of those higher ░░░░░░░░ groups we suggest you ░░░░░░░░ crowded spaces We suggest ░░░░░░░░ avoid potentially going on ░░░░░░░░ cruise or taking a ░░░░░░░░ haul flight because most ░░░░░░░░ are going to be ░░░░░░░░ but we want those ░░░░░░░░ who we know are ░░░░░░░░ higher risk for complications ░░░░░░░░ protect themselves Margaret BRENNAN ░░░░░░░░ New York State declared ░░░░░░░░ emergency and they have ░░░░░░░░ you can t have ░░░░░░░░ until further notice I ░░░░░░░░ should other states be ░░░░░░░░ this Would you advise ░░░░░░░░ states to do this ░░░░░░░░ Adams Well that s ░░░░░░░░ of the reasons the ░░░░░░░░ president and I have ░░░░░░░░ going around the country ░░░░░░░░ ve spoken with three ░░░░░░░░ ve spoken with three ░░░░░░░░ in the past week ░░░░░░░░ you need to be ░░░░░░░░ these conversations right now ░░░░░░░░ I would encourage folks ░░░░░░░░ go to CDC gov ░░░░░░░░ is specific guidance for ░░░░░░░░ businesses schools I met ░░░░░░░░ the National Association of ░░░░░░░░ faith leaders We want ░░░░░░░░ to be thinking now ░░░░░░░░ what their triggers would ░░░░░░░░ But the risk is ░░░░░░░░ be different in different ░░░░░░░░ What you re gonna ░░░░░░░░ in Seattle is going ░░░░░░░░ be different than what ░░░░░░░░ re going to do ░░░░░░░░ Jackson, Mississippi, for instance.