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The curious age discrimination of coronavirus

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My article for Spectator: The generational effect of the corona-virus is cunning and baffling. By often being so mild in the young and healthy it turns people into heedless carriers.

By often being so lethal in the old and sick, it makes carriers into potential executioners of friends and neighbours. The virus is very dangerous for people who have certain underlying illnesses, which is probably the main reason it is so serious for the elderly.

It is almost as if it does not kill people by itself, just worsens other disorders. This is unlike flu, where children are as much at risk as old people.

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